mangú

See also: mangu and manĝu

Spanish

Etymology

From Bantu or West African mangusi meaning and boiled vegetable turned into a purée. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈɡu/ [mãŋˈɡu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: man‧gú

Noun

mangú m (uncountable)

  1. (Dominican Republic) food dish consisting of mashed, cooked plantains

References

  • Alba, Orlando (2004) Cómo hablamos los dominicanos: un enfoque sociolingüístico‎[1] (overall work in Spanish), Santo Domingo: Grupo León Jimenes, →ISBN

Further reading

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