fango

American  

[fang-goh] / ˈfæŋ goʊ /

noun

1. 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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fango British  

/ ˈfæŋɡəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of fango

1895–1900; < Italian: mud < Germanic; compare Old English fūht damp, Sanskrit pañkas mire. See fen ¹

Example Sentences

We recall the fact that the whole Solfatara phenomenon had its origin in a flame being swayed over one of the fango holes.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst

It rains continually, and one cannot step out without being up to the ankles in fango; and then, again, there is not a house to be found.

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

The effect is even more intense if a burning torch is moved about over one of the boiling fango holes.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst

In fact all mineral waters and the so-called curarive muds like fango are slightly radioactive.

From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)