Mandingo

[ man-ding-goh ]

/ mænˈdɪŋ goʊ /

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noun, plural Man·din·gos, Man·din·goes for 1.

a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.

Mande.

Malinke.

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How to use Mandingo in a sentence

Of all the families of the African stock, with the exception of the Kaffres, the Mandingo is the most widely spread.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
The term Fanti, like the term Mandingo, has a double sense—a general and a specific signification.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
Imperfect Mahometans, they are lighter-coloured than either the Wolof or the Mandingo.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
South of the Gambia and north of the Pongos, the Mandingo tongues, though spoken in the interior, do not reach the coast.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

The older Huron word for "tobacco" is derived from the Carib yuli, which itself is from a Mandingo word.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Mandingo

Mandingo

/ (mænˈdɪŋɡəʊ) /

noun plural -gos or -goes

a former name for Mande, Malinke

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