moringa

See also: Moringa

English

Etymology

Probably from Tamil முருங்கை (muruṅkai, “drumstick”), from the shape of the fruits.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔːˈɹɪŋɡə/

Noun

Moringa ovalifolia

moringa (plural moringas)

Any of several trees, of genus Moringa, that grow in tropical and subtropical India and Africa.

Synonyms

Translations

tree of genus Moringa

Bhojpuri: सजुवन (sajuvan)
Burmese: ဒန့်သလွန် (my) (dan.sa.lwan)
Dhivehi: މުރަނގަ ތޮޅި‎ (muraⁿga toḷi)
Hindi: सहजन (hi) m (sahjan)
Maithili: सोहजन (sōhᵊjan)
Portuguese: moringa (pt) f
Tagalog: malunggay
Tamil: முருங்கை (ta) (muruṅkai)
Thai: มะรุม (má-rum)

References

Moringa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Moringa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Moringa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

roaming

Portuguese

Noun

moringa f (plural moringas)

moringa (any tree of the genus Moringa)

Spanish

Noun

moringa f (plural moringas)

moringa

Further reading

“moringa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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