vanga

vanga (plural vangas)

1. Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar

See the etymology of the main entry.

vanga

1. indefinite accusative singular of vangi
2. indefinite dative singular of vangi
3. indefinite genitive singular of vangi
4. indefinite accusative plural of vangi
5. indefinite genitive plural of vangi

From Late Latin vanga, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni "ploughshare".

• IPA^(key): /ˈvanɡa/

vanga f (plural vanghe)

1. spade

• vangare

vanga

1. inflection of vangare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse vangsni (“ploughshare”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwan.ɡa/, [ˈwaŋ.ɡa]

vanga f (genitive vangae); first declension

1. a spade with a crossbar for applying the foot

The meaning of this word is uncertain. Some authorities translate it as mattock.

First declension.

• vanga in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vanga in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• vanga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette