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manga.

A comic originating in Japan.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmæŋɡə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑŋɡə/General-American
  1. A comic originating in Japan.

    countable
  2. An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.

    uncountable
  3. Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.

    broadly · countable · proscribed · sometimes
    Lately I've been reading a Brazilian manga.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Japanese 漫 Japanese 画 Japanese 漫画 (manga)bor. English manga Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”). Compare Mandarin 漫畫/漫画 (mànhuà), Korean 만화 (漫畵/漫畫, manhwa). After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai. Doublet of manhua and manhwa.

noun/ˈmæŋɡə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑŋɡə/General-American
  1. A covering for a crucifix.

Where this word comes from

From Spanish manga (“sleeve”). Doublet of manche.

noun/ˈmæŋɡə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑŋɡə/General-American
  1. A mangalitsa pig.

Where this word comes from

Short for mangalitsa.

noun/ˈmæŋɡə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑŋɡə/General-American
  1. Obsolete form of mango (“the fruit”).

    alt-of · obsolete
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