Etymology

tanga

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Today it means: Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet. Full definition →

Portuguese tanga ← Kimbundu tanga
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tanga · noun1

  1. Kimbundu · derived fromtanga
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromtanga
  3. English todaytanga

From Portuguese tanga, from Kimbundu tanga or ntanga (“coarse cloth; loincloth”).

Tanga · proper noun2

  1. Swahili · derived fromtanga
  2. Swahili · derived fromtanga
  3. English todayTanga

Derived from Swahili tanga (“sail”), from Proto-Sabaki *-canga, from Proto-Bantu *-cànga.

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