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tonga.

coating (thin outer layer)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtonɡa/[ˈt̪õŋ.ɡa]
  1. coating (thin outer layer)

    feminine
  2. task, job

    Argentina · Colombia · feminine
  3. heap, pile

    Canary-Islands · Cuba · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin tunica. Doublet of túnica, a borrowing.

noun/ˈtonɡa/[ˈt̪õŋ.ɡa]
  1. a member of the Tonga people of southern Africa

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
noun/ˈtonɡa/[ˈt̪õŋ.ɡa]
  1. Tongan (native or inhabitant of Tonga)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

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