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Proper noun

Vanga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vangidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Corvoidea - superfamily; Vangidae - family

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Noun

vanga ‎(plural vangas)

1. Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin vanga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni "ploughshare".

Pronunciation

• vànga
• IPA^(key): /ˈvanɡa/

Noun

vanga f ‎(plural vanghe)

1. spade

Related terms

• vangare

Verb

vanga

1. third-person singular present indicative of vangare
2. second-person singular imperative of vangare

Latin

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni "ploughshare".

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwan.ɡa/, [ˈwaŋ.ɡa]

Noun

vanga f ‎(genitive vangae); first declension

1. a spade with a crossbar for applying the foot

Usage notes

The meaning of this word is uncertain. Some authorities translate it as mattock.

Inflection

First declension.

References

• vanga in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• VANGA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “vanga”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.