What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days? (ii) when the author was young?
During the Portuguese days, the baker or bread-seller had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. This traditional attire was a single-piece long frock that reached down to the knees.
When the author was young, the bakers were seen wearing a shirt and trousers. These trousers were distinct in length; they were shorter than full-length ones but longer than half pants. This specific length, reaching just below the knees, became so iconic that even today, anyone wearing a half pant of similar length invites the comment that they are dressed like a pader.
Explanation
The textbook explicitly describes the traditional attire of Goan bakers during the Portuguese era as the 'kabai', a single-piece long frock reaching the knees. Later, during the author's childhood, the attire changed to a shirt and trousers that were shorter than full-length ones but longer than half pants, a style still associated with the 'pader' today.