hongo
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
hongo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish fongo, from Latin fungus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hongo m (plural hongos)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “hongo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From -honga (“to bribe”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
hongo (n class, plural hongo)
- bribe, tribute (payment exacted from someone)
- Synonyms: rushwa, (Kenya) chai, (Kenya) kitu kidogo