fongo

Malagasy

Noun

fongo

  1. boil, abscess, bubo
    Synonym: kifongo

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fungus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhonɡo/

Noun

fongo m (plural fongos)

  1. mushroom
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 43v:
      Et otroſſi presta mucho cõtral toſſico que uiene departe delos fongos.
      And it is also useful against the poison that comes from mushrooms.
    • Idem, f. 50v.
      Et es de natura calient ⁊ humida. Et la ſu forma es atal como fongo, ⁊ dend a ella eſte nombre.
      And it is warm and damp in nature. And its shape is that of a mushroom, thus the name it has been given.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: hongo
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