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mungaree

UK/mʌnˈdʒɑː.ɹi/

mungaree noun: food.

Noun

mungaree (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, dated, slang) food

Origin of mungaree

Borrowed from Italian mangiare (“to eat”). Doublet of mangarie.

Questions about mungaree

What does mungaree mean?
Mungaree means food.
What part of speech is mungaree?
Mungaree is a noun.
How do you pronounce mungaree?
Mungaree is pronounced /mʌnˈdʒɑː.ɹi/ (UK).

Words near mungaree in the dictionary

  1. mung bean
  2. mung beans
  3. munga
  4. Mungal
  5. Mungan syndrome
  6. mungaree
  7. mungas
  8. Mungay Creek
  9. Mungbam
  10. mungbean
  11. mungbeans

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