canga

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sanɡa/

canga f

1. inflection of cangë:
   1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural
   2. definite nominative singular

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanɡa/ [ˈkaŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -anɡa
• Syllabification: can‧ga

canga f (plural cangues)

1. canyon

• IPA^(key): (western) /ˈkaŋka/ [ˈkɑŋ.kɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋka
• Hyphenation: can‧ga

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”),^[1] from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

canga f (plural cangas)

1. yoke (frame for joining oxen by the neck)

   Synonym: xugo

2. part of the yoke that surrounds the neck of the ox

   Synonym: bregueiro

3. any similar gorget or collar used to impede access of animals to gardens or orchards
4. twig of a bunch of grapes

• camba
• camboela
• cancil
• cango

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “canga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “canga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

canga

1. inflection of cangar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɒŋɡɒ]
• Hyphenation: can‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Of uncertain origin, possibly a Wanderwort. Possibly related to Albanian cangádhe (“female sheep or goat whose offspring has died”). The source language is unclear; likely entered Hungarian through one of the neighbouring languages from the sheep-breeding vocabulary in the Balkans. First attested in 1766.^[1]

canga (plural cangák)

1. (archaic) ewe (female sheep)

   Near-synonym: anyajuh

2. (dialectal) slut, whore (promiscuous woman)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

canga (plural cangák)

1. (informal) bike

   Synonyms: bicikli, kerékpár, (informal) bicó, (informal) bicaj, (informal) bringa

• canga in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• canga in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Borrowed from Hokkien 蔥仔 / 葱仔 (chhang-á).

canga

1. spring onion

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”),^[1] from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡɐ
• Hyphenation: can‧ga

canga f (plural cangas)

1. carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke
2. yoke

   Synonym: jugo

3. (Brazil) pareo

• cangaço

• → French: cangue
  • → English: cangue

• “canga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “canga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025