Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mang

/ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: mang
IPA: /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of man (suggesting a Spanish accent)

prep

Amid, amongst, among.

verb

To mix.

verb

To beg; to beg for money.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

""Chit, mang, you putos are a bunch of racists." Omar's classic Spanglish comeback made everyone break out in raucous laughter."
"It's all manged up together."
"Hagegy Bess; wi' zich, I reckon, Ha now delight'h vor mang."

Etymology

Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mang, on ġemang, mangen, mængan, mong, mangel

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

mangs (present, singular) manging (participle, present) manged (participle, past) manged (past)

Homonyms

MAANG

Rhymes With

hang gang bang sang wang yang lang chang rang zhang dang tang

Questions

How do you pronounce mang?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/.
What does mang mean?: Alternative form of man (suggesting a Spanish accent)
Where does mang come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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