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tanga

1

[ tuhng-gah ]

noun

  1. either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
  2. a former coin of Portuguese India, equal to the 10th part of a rupee.
  3. a former silver coin of Tibet of varying weight and fineness.


Tanga

2

[ tang-guh ]

noun

  1. a seaport in NE Tanzania.

tanga

1

/ ˈæŋɡə /

noun

  1. a triangular loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America
  2. a type of very brief bikini
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tanga

2

/ ˈæŋɡə /

noun

  1. a port in N Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean: Tanzania's second port. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tanga1

First recorded in 1590–1600, tanga is from the Hindi word ٲṅg
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tanga1

from Portuguese, ultimately of Banth origin
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Example Sentences

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Ratajkowski was first spotted in the look in 2016, rocking variations of what is now known more fondly as the "tanga" bottom.

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“Madrid stand there exposed, in a tanga,” wrote El País, “reality is the scourge of hope.”

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Everything was put by except his knife, and this, drawn from his tanga, was now held tightly in his grasp.

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Loa means long, and tanga, a bag; or, as an adjective, freedom from restriction.

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The money of Cochin are all the same sorts which are currant in Goa, but the duckat of gold in value is 10 tangas of good money.

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