mangú

See also: mangu and manĝu

Spanish

Etymology

From Bantu or West African mangusi meaning and boiled vegetable turned into a purée. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈɡu/ [mãŋˈɡu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: man‧gú

Noun

mangú m (uncountable)

1. (Dominican Republic) food dish consisting of mashed, cooked plantains

References

• Orlando Alba (2003) Cómo hablamos los dominicanos‎^[1], Santo Domingo: Amigo del Hogar

Further reading

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