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manga.

sleeve

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal

  1. sleeve

    feminine

  2. pipe

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -ica Latin manica Old Galician-Portuguese manga Portuguese manga Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese manga, from Latin manica, from manus or -ica. Cognate with Spanish manga, French manche. Doublet of Mancha.

noun/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal

  1. mango (fruit)

    feminine

  2. mango (tree)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-South Dravidian *mā Proto-South Dravidian *m Proto-South Dravidian *mām Malayalam മാം (māṁ) Proto-Dravidian *kāy Malayalam കായ (kāya) Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa) Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor. Portuguese manga Borrowed from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa).

noun/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal

  1. manga (comic made in Japanese)

    Portugal · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga).

verb/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/Portugal

  1. inflection of mangar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of mangar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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