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black mongo

/ˌblak ˈmoŋ.ɡo/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
black- -mon-go
IPA
/ˌblak ˈmoŋ.ɡo/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

black bean; black soybean

Uncountable

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”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

black monggo (alternative) black mungo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce black mongo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌblak ˈmoŋ.ɡo/.
What does black mongo mean?
black bean; black soybean
Where does black mongo come from?
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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