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ganga.

gangue (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. gangue (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore)

    feminine
  2. bagatelle, trifle (an unsubstantial thing)

    feminine · figuratively
  3. money

    Brazil · colloquial · feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French gangue, from German Gang.

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. denim (textile)

    feminine
  2. jeans (trousers made from denim cotton)

    feminine · in-plural
  3. A variety of cotton plant with brown fiber

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin káng. First attested in the 16th century.

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. sandgrouse

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish ganga.

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. cangue

    feminine · historical
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”). Doublet of canga.

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. gang (group of criminals)

    Brazil · feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English gang.

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. sorcerer

    Angola · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kimbundu nganga (“sorcerer”).

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. rhinoceros

    India · dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Bengali গন্ডার (gonḍar), from Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa). Doublet of ganda.

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. a set of matches in a board game, specially backgammon

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

noun/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈɡɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal
  1. black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)

    dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Guinea-Bissau Creole [Term?].

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