Etymology

mundungus

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Today it means: Offal; waste animal product; organic matter unfit for consumption. Full definition →

Spanish mondongo
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived frommondongo“tripe, entrails”
  2. English todaymundungus

From the Spanish mondongo (“tripe, entrails”), perhaps via its English etymon mondongo.

Words from the same roots

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