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boonga

British  
/ buːŋə /

noun

  1. taboo  a Pacific Islander

"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

Etymology

Origin of boonga

perhaps of native Australian origin, from boong

Example Sentences

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As Makombo spoke, Jean-Louis Boonga Ifaso, an agricultural engineer for Castor, the logging company, sidled up in a dugout canoe, listening in.

From Seattle Times

But Boonga, who also works as an activist, said he knew well the problems of the trade.

From Seattle Times