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wango

wango noun: a boomerang.

Noun

wango (plural not attested)

  1. (dated, no plural) A boomerang.
    • I once nearly had my arm broken by a wango, whilst standing within a yard of the native who threw it, and looking out purposely for it.1840-1841, Edward John Eyre, Expeditions of Discovery in South Australia

Questions about wango

What does wango mean?
Wango means a boomerang.
What part of speech is wango?
Wango is a noun.

Words near wango in the dictionary

  1. wangles
  2. wangling
  3. wanglings
  4. Wangmayum
  5. Wangmo
  6. wango
  7. Wangoni
  8. Wangoom
  9. Wangphu
  10. Wangpulel
  11. Wangpulen

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