woomerang

[ woo-muh-rang ]
/ ˈwu məˌræŋ /

noun Australian Obsolete.

boomerang.

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Origin of woomerang

First recorded in 1840–50, woomerang is from the Dharuk word wu-ma-rāŋ

Words nearby woomerang

woolsorters' disease, woolwich, woolworth, wooly, woomera, woomerang, woonsocket, woop woop, woops, woorali, woose
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