black mongo

English

Alternative forms

  • black monggo
  • black mungo

Etymology

From black +‎ Spanish mongo, which is a calque of Hokkien 烏豆 / 乌豆 (o͘-tāu, literally “black bean”). See also Tagalog utaw (“black mongo”), Cebuano utaw (“black mongo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

black mongo (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) black bean; black soybean
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.