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rango

rango is the alternative form of arango.

Meaning of arango

Noun

arango (plural arangos or arangoes)

  1. 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

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Forms of rango

pluralrangos
pluralrangoes

Questions about rango

What is rango the alternative form of?
Rango is the alternative form of arango.

Words near rango in the dictionary

  1. rangled
  2. rangler
  3. ranglers
  4. rangles
  5. rangling
  6. rango
  7. rangoes
  8. rangoli
  9. rangolis
  10. rangoon
  11. Rangoon creeper

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