Feminine
canga
Meaning
- (feminine) carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke
- (feminine) yoke
- (Brazil, feminine) pareo
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).
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