sang

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/ˈsæŋ/[ˈsæŋ]Canada, US/ˈseɪ̯ŋ/Canada, US[ˈseɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈsɛ̃ŋ/

noun

ginseng

Similar
American ginsengPanax quinquefolius
OriginKhmer សង ← Korean 상 ← Mandarin 桑 →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

sang1

verb
  1. pastsimple past of sing

sang2

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of sheng (“Chinese wind instrument”).

sang3

nounsang (uncountable)
  1. Appalachiaslanguncountableginseng
verbsang (third-person singular simple present sangs, present participle sanging, simple past and past participle sanged)

present singular third person sangs · participle present sanging · participle past sanged · past sanged

  1. Appalachiaslangto gather wild ginseng

Sang4

proper nounSang (plural Sangs)

plural Sangs

  1. A surname from Chinese.
  2. A surname from Korean.
  3. A surname from Khmer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

Similar
American ginsengPanax quinquefolius
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
american ginseng

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

sang · noun, verb

Abbreviation of ginseng

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Sang · proper noun

  1. Cantonese生
  2. Mandarin桑
  3. Korean상
  4. Khmerសង
  5. EnglishSang

As a surname, from: *Khmer សង (sɑɑng) *Korean 상 (sang) *Mandarin 桑 (Sāng) *Cantonese 生 (saang¹)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sang

ganglangwangmustangyangchangANGslangrangkangdangstangfangsprangpangthangPyongyangnangLaingmangShenyangHoangmeringueclang
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Anagrams

snag
Cite this entry
APA

sang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sang

MLA

“sang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sang.

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