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cangue

/kæŋ/

cangue noun: a heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.

Noun

cangue (plural cangues)

  1. A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.

cangue meaning in Vietnamese

cangue in Vietnamese

heavy wooden collar or yoke
gông

Forms of cangue

pluralcangues

Origin of cangue

From French cangue, from Portuguese canga.

Words that rhyme with cangue

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Questions about cangue

What does cangue mean?
Cangue means a heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.
What is cangue in Vietnamese?
Cangue in Vietnamese is gông. See Cangue meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is cangue?
Cangue is a noun.
How do you pronounce cangue?
Cangue is pronounced /kæŋ/.
What is the plural of cangue?
The plural of cangue is cangues.

Words near cangue in the dictionary

  1. Cangnan
  2. cango
  3. cangos
  4. cangrelor
  5. cangs
  6. cangue
  7. cangues
  8. Cangxi
  9. Cangzhou
  10. Canham
  11. Canhameira

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