fango

[ fang-goh ]

/ ˈfæŋ goʊ /

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noun

clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.

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Origin of fango

1895–1900; <Italian: mud <Germanic; compare Old English fūht damp, Sanskrit pañkas mire. See fen¹

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How to use fango in a sentence

The last of all, that of July 18th, consisted of a rumble and slight shock, and was most perceptible at Fango.
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Five nose-flutes, called vivo and fango-fango, of the Polynesian Islanders.
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Chi si fa fango, il porco lo calpestra—He who makes himself dirt, the swine will tread on him.
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British Dictionary definitions for fango

fango

/ (ˈfæŋɡəʊ) /

noun

mud from thermal springs in Italy, used in the treatment of rheumatic disease

Word Origin for fango

from Italian

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