canga f

1. inflection ofcangë:
   1. indefinitenominative/accusativeplural
   2. definitenominativesingular

• IPA^(key):/ˈkanɡa/[ˈkaŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes:-anɡa
• Syllabification:can‧ga

canga f (pluralcangues)

1. canyon

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

FromGaulish*cambica "bent log", derivative ofcambos(“twisted, crooked”),^[1] fromProto-Celtic*kambos, fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kh₂emb-(“to bend, curve”). CompareOccitanchambijo(“plough beam”).

canga f (pluralcangas)

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

   Synonym:xugo

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

   Synonym:bregueiro

3. any similargorget orcollar used to impede access of animals to gardens or orchards
4. twig of abunch ofgrapes

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

• camba
• camboela
• cancil
• cango

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “canga”, inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canga”, inDicionario 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”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canga”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

canga

1. inflection ofcangar:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Borrowed fromHokkien蔥仔 /葱仔(chhang-á).

canga

1. spring onion

FromGaulish*cambica "bent log", derivative ofcambos(“twisted, crooked”),^[1] fromProto-Celtic*kambos, fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kh₂emb-(“to bend, curve”). CompareOccitanchambijo(“plough beam”).

• Rhymes:-ɐ̃ɡɐ
• Hyphenation:can‧ga

canga f (pluralcangas)

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

   Synonym:jugo

3. (Brazil)pareo

• cangaço

• → French:cangue
  • → English:cangue

• “canga”, inDicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora,2003–2025
• “canga”, inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam,2008–2025