wonga-wonga

[ wong-uh-wong-uh ]
/ ˈwɒŋ əˈwɒŋ ə /

noun

a woody Australian vine, Pandorea pandorana, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of yellowish-white flowers streaked with purple.

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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

Words nearby wonga-wonga

wonderment, wonders will never cease, wonderwork, wondrous, wonga, wonga-wonga, wonk, wonky, wonna, wont, wonted
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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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