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Where does “vanga” come from?

vanga (Italian) comes from Latin vanga — a spade with a crossbar for applying the foot.

vanga (Italian): spade; inflection of vangare: ## third-person...

Definitions

  1. spade; inflection of vangare: ## third-person...

Ancestry of “vanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvangaa spade with a crossbar for applying the foot

Words derived from “vanga”

  • vanghetto
  • vangare
  • vanghetta
  • vangatore
  • rinvangare
  • vangatura
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