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Where does “varenga” come from?

varenga (Galician) comes from Middle French warengue, from Old Norse vrong — rib of a sheep.

varenga (Galician): bilge; rib

Definitions

  1. bilge; rib

Ancestry of “varenga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchwarengue—
2Old Norsevrongrib of a sheep
Every word from Old Norse vrong →