Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
tan-ga
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pair of tanga briefs.

name

A city and port, the capital of the Tanga Region, Tanzania.

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Etymology

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

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What does tanga mean?
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.
Where does tanga come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce tanga

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