canga

See also: Çanga and c'aŋa

Albanian

Noun

canga f

1. inflection of cangë:
   1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural
   2. definite nominative singular

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanɡa/, [ˈkãŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -anɡa
• Hyphenation: can‧ga

Noun

canga f (plural cangues)

1. canyon

Galician

A Galician xugo or canga

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋɡa/ [ˈkɑŋ.ɡɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈkaŋɡa/ [ˈkɑŋ.ɡɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈkaŋħa/ [ˈkɑŋ.ħɐ]

 

• • Rhymes: -aŋɡa

• • Rhymes: -aŋɡa
  • Rhymes: -aŋħa

• IPA^(key): (western) /ˈkaŋka/ [ˈkɑŋ.kɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋka
• Hyphenation: can‧ga

Etymology 1

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

Noun

canga f (plural cangas)

1. yoke (frame for joining oxen by the neck)

   Synonym: xugo

2. part of the yoke that surrounds the neck of the ox

   Synonym: bregueiro

3. any similar gorget or collar used to impede access of animals to gardens or orchards
4. twig of a bunch of grapes

Derived terms

• canga baixa
• cangallo
• cangar
• cangada
• cangado
• escangallar

Related terms

• camba
• camboela
• cancil
• cango

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “canga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “canga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

canga

1. inflection of cangar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Paiwan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 蔥仔／葱仔 (chhang-á).

Noun

canga

1. spring onion

Portuguese

Etymology

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡɐ
• Hyphenation: can‧ga

Noun

canga f (plural cangas)

1. carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke
2. yoke

   Synonym: jugo

3. (Brazil) pareo

Derived terms

• cangaço

Descendants

• → French: cangue
  • → English: cangue

Further reading

• “canga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “canga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024