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单词 kanga
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kangan.1

Brit. /ˈkɑːŋ(ɡ)ə/, U.S. /ˈkɑŋ(ɡ)ə/, New Zealand English /ˈkʌːŋʌ/, /ˈkʌːŋ(ɡ)ə/
Forms: Also kaanga.
Etymology: Maori.
New Zealand.
Indian corn, Zea mays.
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the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > maize
maizea1544
Turkey corn1597
turkey wheat1598
Indian corn1604
Indian1641
Turkish wheat1670
mealies1801
kanga1843
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > maize
Turkey corn1597
turkey wheat1598
Indian corn1604
Indian1641
Turkish wheat1670
mealies1801
kanga1843
1843 E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. iii. 366 Kanga, corn, maize.
1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 2 Plantations of..Kaanga (Indian corn).
1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. i. 111 Indian corn..received the name of Kanga, the Maori form of the word corn... A unique method of utilizing it as food was evolved... The unhusked cobs were placed in fenced enclosures in still water where the grain became soft.
1959 Econ. Bot. 13 321/2 The vernacular name covering all maize is kaanga.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

kangan.2

Brit. /ˈkaŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈkæŋɡə/, Australian English /ˈkæŋɡə/
Etymology: Shortened form of kangaroo.
Australian colloquial.
= kangaroo n. 1.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > kangaroo
kangaroo1773
roo1841
flyer1848
kanga1942
1926 A. A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh vii. 91 Christopher Robin..said that a Kanga was Generally Regarded as One of the Fiercer Animals.
1926 A. A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh vii. 93 Kanga never takes her eye off Baby Roo, except when he's safely buttoned up in her pocket.]
1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iv. 73 ‘Leaves a kanga cold,’ Tim declared after seeing a jerboa in action.
1969 Sun (Melbourne) 12 July 9/3 (heading) Kangas: all are to blame.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

kangan.2

Brit. /ˈkaŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈkæŋɡə/, East African English /ˈkaŋɡa/
Inflections: Plural kangas, unchanged.
Forms: 1800s– kanga, 1900s– khanga (rare).
Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili kanga.
Etymology: < Swahili kanga (plural kanga), perhaps originally a transferred use of kanga speckled guineafowl (which was historically in the same noun class, although it is not so now), taken to be so called with reference to a pattern resembling the markings of the bird.The English form khanga reflects the aspirated quality of the initial k- in Swahili.
East African.
A type of cotton fabric printed with designs in bright colours, typically in squares or rectangles featuring a border on all four sides, and used especially for women's clothing; a piece of this fabric, often worn as a shawl or wrap; = leso n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric from specific place > [noun]
irislams1375
westvale1383
hinderland1465
ypir?1517
Normandy1529
Ghentish1545
mant1575
Scots cloth1581
northerna1592
turquesques1594
Westphalia1612
nilla1614
phota1616
Norwich stuff1618
Venus1629
nicanee1652
East India1659
caffoy1678
Bengal1681
Mantua1699
coffoy1703
Chello1712
negannepaut1725
Russia drab1741
Wilton1744
toile de Jouy1784
sorting-cloth1847
rum-swizzle1851
sarong1858
Yokohama1879
Turkoman1881
Mexican1883
kanga1895
Milanese1926
leso1961
1895 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 11 Sept. 812/1 Another important branch of this trade is in connection with what are known in the local market as ‘kangas’, printed handkerchiefs, measuring about 50 by 72 inches, which form the principal garments of native women.
1964 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 June 39/1 (caption) A vivid, native cotton print—called a Khanga—in red, black and white is used for a tent-like dress that may be sashed or not.
2012 Business Daily (Nairobi) (Nexis) 11 Jan. The kanga seems to be like jeans, an all time fashion favourite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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