Etymology

sango

San·go
S1A1N1G2O1

Today it means: A sandwich. Full definition →

First used 1940s.sg Sängö
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sango · noun1

Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced sangwich) + -o (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1940s.

Sango · proper noun2

  1. sg · borrowed fromSängö
  2. sg · borrowed fromSängö
  3. English todaySango

Borrowed from Sango Sängö.

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1940s. A sandwich.

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