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单词 wonga-wonga
释义

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.

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

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Example sentences from the Web for wonga-wonga

  • Wonga-wonga, wong′ga-wong′ga, n. the large Australian white-faced pigeon—a table delicacy.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

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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