Etymology

vavangue

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Today it means: Vangueria madagascariensis, a flowering plant with a large orange edible fruit. Full definition →

French vavangue ← Malagasy voavanga
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  1. Malagasy · derived fromvoavanga
  2. French · borrowed fromvavangue
  3. English todayvavangue

Borrowed from French vavangue, from Malagasy voavanga, from voa (“fruit”) + vanga (“spotted with color”).

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