wonga-wonga
[ wong-uh-wong-uh ]
/ ˈwɒŋ əˈwɒŋ ə /
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noun
a woody Australian vine, Pandorea pandorana, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of yellowish-white flowers streaked with purple.
Nearby words
wonders will never cease, wonderwork, wondrous, wondrously, wonga, wonga-wonga, wonju, wonk, wonky, wonna, wonsan
Origin of wonga-wonga
1890–95; by ellipsis from wonga-wonga vine, perhaps to be identified with wonga-wonga a kind of pigeon < Dharuk wa-ŋa-wa-ŋa
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Examples from the Web for wonga-wonga
Wonga-wonga, wong′ga-wong′ga, n. the large Australian white-faced pigeon—a table delicacy.
British Dictionary definitions for wonga-wonga
wonga-wonga
/ (ˈwɒŋəˈwɒŋə) /
noun
Also called: wonga pigeon a large Australian pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca
an Australian evergreen vine of the genus Pandorea or Tecoma, esp T. australis
Word Origin for wonga-wonga
from a native Australian language
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