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red mongo

/ˌɾɛd ˈmoŋ.ɡo/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
red -mon-go
IPA
/ˌɾɛd ˈmoŋ.ɡo/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

red bean; azuki bean

Uncountable

Etymology

From red + Spanish mongo, which is a calque of Hokkien 紅豆 /红豆 (âng-tāu, literally “red bean”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

red monggo (alternative) red munggo (alternative) red mungo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce red mongo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɾɛd ˈmoŋ.ɡo/.
What does red mongo mean?
red bean; azuki bean
Where does red mongo come from?
From red + Spanish mongo, which is a calque of Hokkien 紅豆 /红豆 (âng-tāu, literally “red bean”).

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