mangusto
Ido edit
Noun edit
mangusto (plural mangusti)
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Etymology edit
From Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mangusto m (plural mangustos)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “mangusto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.