cangue

English

Etymology

From French cangue, from Portuguese canga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kæŋ/
Rhymes: -æŋ

Noun

cangue (plural cangues)

A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in China to punish thieves and other criminals.

Translations

heavy wooden collar or yoke

Chinese:
Mandarin: 枷 (zh) (jiā), 木枷 (mùjiā), 枷鎖／枷锁 (zh) (jiāsuǒ)
Finnish: häpeälauta
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Vietnamese: gông (vi)

Anagrams

uncage

French

Noun

cangue f (plural cangues)

cangue

Further reading

“cangue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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