malanga
[ muh-lang-guh ]
noun
a thick, fleshy-leaved South American plant, Xanthosoma atrovirens, of the arum family, having leaves up to 3 feet (90 centimeters) long and nearly 2 feet (60 centimeters) wide.
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Origin of malanga
1First recorded in 1850–55; from Latin American Spanish, from Kongo malánga “taro”
- Also called West Indian kale.
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How to use malanga in a sentence
When people form a party and go from village to village, junketing and gossiping, they are said to go on a malanga.
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