fango
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fango, perhaps from Catalan fang, or perhaps from a Germanic language.[1]
Noun
fango (uncountable)
- Mud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat certain medical complaints such as gout and rheumatism.
References
- “fango” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Ido
Italian
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰 (fanga, “mud, addle, mire”), from Proto-Germanic *fangō (“wetness, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *penk- (“mud, rot, filth”). Cognate with French fange (“mud, mire”) (from Germanic), German feucht (“moist, damp”), Dutch vocht (“moisture, humidity”), Old English fūht (“moist, damp”), Swedish fukt (“moisture, humidity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaŋɡo/
- Rhymes: -anɡo
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Further reading
- fango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfanɡo/, [ˈfãŋɡo]
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