Etymology

mendoza

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Today it means: Synonym of ugly stick (“a musical instrument”). Full definition →

Spanish Mendoza ← Basque Mendoza
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The story

  1. Basque · derived fromMendoza
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromMendoza
  3. English todayMendoza

Borrowed from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.

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