MUNGO


Meaning of MUNGO in English

I. ˈməŋ(ˌ)gō noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably after Mungo, a Negro slave in the farce The Padlock (1768) by Isaac Bickerstaffe died ab 1812 Irish playwright

archaic : negro

II. noun

also mon·go or mon·goe ˈmäŋ-

( -s )

Etymology: origin unknown

: wool of poor quality and very short staple recovered from heavily felted wool goods and wastes — see shoddy 1

III. ˈməŋ(ˌ)gō noun

also mungo bean

( -s )

Etymology: Tamil mūṅgu, from Hindi mū̃g, from Sanskrit mudga

1. : mung bean

2. : urd

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.