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canga.

carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke

    feminine
  2. yoke

    feminine
  3. pareo

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

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