misanga

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noun

A friendship bracelet

OriginPortuguese missanga ← Kimbundu musanga →
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Meanings

misanga1

nounmisanga (plural misangas)

plural misangas

  1. A friendship bracelet

Misanga2

proper noun
  1. One of the Batan Islands

Origin

  1. Kimbundumusanga
  2. Portuguesemissanga
  3. Englishmisanga

Borrowed from Portuguese missanga, from Kimbundu musanga.

More words from Portuguese, Kimbundu

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

siamangMiangas
Cite this entry
APA

misanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanga

MLA

“misanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misanga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misanga.

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