English Explanatory Dictionary

tanga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet.
noun
  1. A pair of tanga briefs.
name
  1. A city and port, the capital of the Tanga Region, Tanzania.

Word forms

tanga tangas

Etymology

From Portuguese tanga, from Kimbundu tanga or ntanga (“coarse cloth; loincloth”).

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