canga

canga f

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

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

canga f (plural cangues)

1. canyon

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

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

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

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

• camba
• camboela
• cancil
• cango

• “canga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “canga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “canga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “canga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

canga

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

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

canga

1. spring onion

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡɐ
• Hyphenation: can‧ga

canga f (plural cangas)

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

   Synonym: jugo

3. (Brazil) pareo

• cangaço

• “canga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “canga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.