fango

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango, perhaps from Catalan fang, or perhaps from a Germanic language.^[1]

Noun

fango (uncountable)

1. Mud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat certain medical complaints such as gout and rheumatism.

References

Anagrams

• ganof

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fango and Spanish fango. Contrast Esperanto koto.

Noun

fango (plural fangi)

1. mud, mire

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰 (fanga, “mud, addle, mire”), from Proto-Germanic *fangō (“wetness, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *penk- (“mud, rot, filth”). Cognate with French fange (“mud, mire”) (from Germanic), German feucht (“moist, damp”), Dutch vocht (“moisture, humidity”), Old English fūht (“moist, damp”), Swedish fukt (“moisture, humidity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaŋɡo/

Noun

fango m (plural fanghi)

1. mud

Anagrams

• fogna

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan fang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaŋɡo]

Noun

fango m (plural fangos)

1. mud (soil and water)