English Explanatory Dictionary

arango

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/əˈɹæŋɡəʊ/

Word forms

arango arangos arangoes rango

Etymology

Rango is the earlier form, attested from 1644. From Malagasy rango (“long and thin”).

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