arango
/əˈɹæŋɡəʊ/
arango noun: a rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
Noun
arango (plural arangos or arangoes)
- A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- There we purchased two sheep, one for two strings of arangoes, for the other I gave a note upon Mr. Walker for a bar of salt.1794, James Watt, Journal of James Watt: Expedition to Timbo Capital of the Fula Empire in 1794
Proper noun capitalized: Arango
Arango (plural Arangos)
- A surname.
Forms of arango
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | arangos |
| plural | arangoes |
| alternative form | rango |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Arangos |
Origin of arango
Rango is the earlier form, attested from 1644. From Malagasy rango (“long and thin”).
Borrowed from Spanish Arango, habitational surname of Basque origin.
Questions about arango
- What does arango mean?
- Arango means a rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- What part of speech is arango?
- Arango can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce arango?
- Arango is pronounced /əˈɹæŋɡəʊ/.
- What is the plural of arango?
- The plural of arango is arangos.
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