English Explanatory Dictionary

cangue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.

Pronunciation

/kæŋ/

Word forms

cangue cangues

Etymology

From French cangue, from Portuguese canga.

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