manga

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A squad of 10 soldiers.
  2. Sleeping quarters for sailors in warships.
  3. (figuratively) A group of people, crowd.

Synoniemen

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/mɑŋ.ɡɑ/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Italian banco (bench, sitting row, benches where rowers would sit in ships), originally a naval term, later becoming a group or assembly of sailors (often with the additional meaning of a mess or meal assembly), started being used by the army by 20th century latest.

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