fango

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango (mud).

Pronunciation

Noun

fango (uncountable)

  1. Mud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat certain medical complaints such as gout and rheumatism.

Anagrams

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango and Spanish fango. Contrast Esperanto koto.

Pronunciation

Noun

fango (plural fangi)

  1. mud, mire

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fangus ~ *fanga (mud) of Germanic origin, see there for more. Compare French fange f and Spanish fango m.

Pronunciation

Noun

fango m (plural fanghi)

  1. mud
  2. (mining) sludge

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: fango (learned)
  • Romanian: fango (learned)

Further reading

  • fango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango.

Noun

fango n (plural fangouri)

  1. fango

Declension

References

  • fango in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan fang.

Pronunciation

Noun

fango m (plural fangos)

  1. mud (soil and water)
    Synonyms: barro, lodo

Derived terms

Further reading