fango

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango (mud).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæŋɡəʊ/

Noun

fango (uncountable)

  1. Mud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat certain medical complaints such as gout and rheumatism.

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango and Spanish fango. Contrast Esperanto koto.

Noun

fango (plural fangi)

  1. mud, mire

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Gothic *𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 (*fagga, mud, addle, mire), from Proto-Germanic *fangō (wetness, moisture), from Proto-Indo-European *penk- (mud, rot, filth).

Cognate with French fange (mud, mire) (from Germanic), German feucht (moist, damp), Dutch vocht (moisture, humidity), Old English fūht (moist, damp), Swedish fukt (moisture, humidity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfan.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -anɡo
  • Hyphenation: fàn‧go

Noun

fango m (plural fanghi)

  1. mud
  2. (mining) sludge

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: fango

Further reading

  • fango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango.

Noun

fango n (plural fangouri)

  1. fango

Declension

References

  • fango in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan fang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfanɡo/ [ˈfãŋ.ɡo]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anɡo
  • Syllabification: fan‧go

Noun

fango m (plural fangos)

  1. mud (soil and water)
    Synonyms: barro, lodo

Derived terms

Further reading

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