wonga

/ (ˈwɒŋɡə) /

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noun

British informal money

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Word Origin for wonga

C20: possibly from Romany wongar coal

Words nearby wonga

wonder-stricken, wonders will never cease, wonderwork, wonder-worker, wondrous, wonga, wonga-wonga, Wŏnju, wonk, wonkish, wonky

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How to use wonga in a sentence

Wonga-wonga, wong′ga-wong′ga, n. the large Australian white-faced pigeon—a table delicacy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
A large flight of Wonga Wonga pigeons were feeding on the seeds of various species of Acacia; we shot two of them.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
We approached the range just before sunset, much tired, with two Wonga-Wongas and three iguanas at our saddles.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt