Wiktionary

canga

See also: Çanga and c'aŋa

Albanian edit

Noun edit

canga f

  1. inflection of cangë:
    1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural
    2. definite nominative singular

Asturian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkanɡa/, [ˈkãŋ.ɡa]

Noun edit

canga f (plural cangues)

  1. canyon

Galician edit

 
A Galician xugo or canga

Etymology 1 edit

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaŋɡa̝/, (western) /ˈkaŋka̝/

Noun edit

canga f (plural cangas)

  1. yoke (frame for joining oxen by the neck)
    Synonym: xugo
  2. part of the yoke that surrounds the neck of the ox
    Synonym: bregueiro
  3. any similar gorget or collar used to impede access of animals to gardens or orchards
  4. twig of a bunch of grapes
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

References edit

  • “canga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “canga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “canga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “canga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “canga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

canga

  1. inflection of cangar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Paiwan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 蔥仔／葱仔 (chhang-á).

Noun edit

canga

  1. spring onion

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

canga f (plural cangas)

  1. carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke
  2. yoke
    Synonym: jugo
  3. (Brazil) pareo

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “canga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading edit

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