The story
- Portuguese · derived fromcanga
- French · derived fromcangue
- English todaycangue
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cangue
Today it means: A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals. Full definition →
French cangue ← Portuguese canga