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inga

/ˈɪŋɡə/

inga noun: any of the genus Inga of small tropical trees and shrubs.

inga: any of the genus Inga of small tropical trees and shrubs
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Noun

inga (plural ingas)

  1. Any of the genus Inga of small tropical trees and shrubs.
    • Here are the mimosas, the ingas, the acacias, the maples, the beautiful ailantus, and the fine fruit tree, the mango.1838, The British cyclopaedia, page 605
    • Fruit trees such as ingas are underutilized in reforestation efforts.1989, “Lost crops of the Incas”, in U.S, National Research Council, page 279

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Inga

Inga

  1. The third month of Meitei traditional lunar calendar.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Inga

Inga

  1. A female given name from Old Norse.

Forms of inga

pluralingas

Origin of inga

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ingá, borrowed from Old Tupi ingá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *iŋa.

From Meitei language.

From Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Inga etc., all from Old Norse Inga.

Questions about inga

What does inga mean?
Inga means any of the genus Inga of small tropical trees and shrubs.
What part of speech is inga?
Inga can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce inga?
Inga is pronounced /ˈɪŋɡə/.
What is the plural of inga?
The plural of inga is ingas.

Words near inga in the dictionary

  1. ing-bing
  2. ing-bings
  3. ing-form
  4. ing-forms
  5. Ing-Manske procedure
  6. inga
  7. Ingaevones
  8. Ingaevonic
  9. ingage
  10. ingaged
  11. ingages

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