Susegado (Being Content) – Kids’ Konkani T-Shirt | Relaxed Goan Beach Style Tee for Boys & Girls

A kids’ Konkani t-shirt teaching the most Goan lesson there is: susegado, the art of taking your time.

Susegad is the Goan word for a way of living: unhurried, content, in no particular rush to be anywhere else. It comes from the Portuguese sossegado, meaning quiet or settled, and Goa has spent four hundred years making it its own.

Outsiders mistake it for laziness. It isn’t. It’s the deliberate decision that the afternoon will be spent on the veranda, that the fish will taste better if you eat it slowly, and that whatever it is can almost certainly wait until tomorrow.

For holidays and slow mornings
Beach trips, family holidays, and diaspora kids visiting Goa for the summer. A small, soft introduction to a word they’ll grow into.

Product features

 - Soft, durable cotton kids’ tee — built for playgrounds
 - Ribbed collar with taped neck and shoulders
 - Printed with non-toxic, water-based inks
 - Machine washable — survives the wash and the wearer

Care
 - Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low. Don’t iron directly on the print.

A few questions, answered

What does “Susegad” mean?
Susegad (also spelt susegado) is a Goan Konkani word for a relaxed, contented, unhurried way of life. It comes from the Portuguese sossegado — quiet, settled — and it’s about as close as Goa gets to a philosophy.

Who is it for?
Anyone who’s been to Goa and slowed down, anyone from Goa who never sped up, and anyone who could use the reminder on a Monday morning.

What is Konkani?
Konkani is the official language of Goa, on India’s west coast, spoken by Goans and Mangaloreans all over the world. Every KBTQ design carries a little of it — because a language lives when people use it, wear it, and laugh in it.