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manga.

A squad of 10 soldiers.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɑŋ.ɡɑ/
  1. A squad of 10 soldiers.

  2. Sleeping quarters for sailors in warships.

  3. A group of people, crowd.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Italian banco (bench, sitting row, benches where rowers would sit in ships), originally a naval term, later becoming a group or assembly of sailors (often with the additional meaning of a mess or meal assembly), started being used by the army by 20th century latest.

noun/mɑŋ.ɡɑ/
  1. manga (comic originating in Japan)

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.