vavangue

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noun

Vangueria madagascariensis, a flowering plant with a large orange edible fruit.

OriginFrench vavangue ← Malagasy voavanga →
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Meanings

nounvavangue (uncountable)

alternative voa-vanga

  1. uncountableVangueria madagascariensis, a flowering plant with a large orange edible fruit.

Origin

  1. Malagasyvoavanga
  2. Frenchvavangue
  3. Englishvavangue

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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