wonga-wonga in British English
(ˈwɒŋəˈwɒŋə)
noun
1. Also called: wonga pigeon
a large Australian pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca
2.
an Australian evergreen vine of the genus Pandorea or Tecoma, esp T. australis
Word origin
from a native Australian languagewonga-wonga in American English
(ˈwɑŋəˈwɑŋə)
noun
a woody Australian vine, Pandorea pandorana, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of yellowish-white flowers streaked with purple
Word origin
[1890–95; by ellipsis from wonga-wonga vine, perh. to be identified with wonga-wonga a kind of pigeon ‹ Dharuk wa-ŋa-wa-ŋa]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: neoclassicism, phoneme, plein-air, takedown, wirelessImage ofwonga-wonga
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- house manager
- house martin
- housemaster
- housemate
- housemen
- housemistress
- house moth
- housemother
- house mouse
- house music
- house number
- house of assembly
- house of burgesses
- house of cards
- house of commons
- house of correction
- house of delegates
- house officer
- house of god
- house-of-god
- house of ill fame
- house of ill repute
- house of keys
- house of lords
- house of representatives