Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fan-ga
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.

Etymology

From Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Doublet of fanega.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: fanga, فَنِيقَة

Inflected Forms

fangas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

alqueire (1⁄4 fanga) moio (15 fangas)

Questions

What does fanga mean?: A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.
Where does fanga come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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