Kanga

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Papiamentu Kanga. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from the term for "poverty" in a now lost creole language or a reference to the toponym Kongo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.ŋaː/
  • Hyphenation: Kan‧ga

Proper noun

Kanga n

  1. A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao