English Explanatory Dictionary

black mongo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. black bean; black soybean

Pronunciation

/ˌblak ˈmoŋ.ɡo/

Word forms

black mongo 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”).

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