Etymology

misanga

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Portuguese missanga ← Kimbundu musanga
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  1. Kimbundu · derived frommusanga
  2. Portuguese · borrowed frommissanga
  3. English todaymisanga

Borrowed from Portuguese missanga, from Kimbundu musanga.

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