fanga

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Doublet of fanega. === Noun === fanga (plural fangas) (historical) A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times. ==== Coordinate terms ==== alqueire (1⁄4 fanga), moio (15 fangas) === Anagrams === FAANG, Fagan == Bambara == === Noun === fanga power, force authority == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin vanga. Influenced by fang (“mud”), because the tool is often used on muddy soil or muck. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfaŋ.ɡə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfaŋ.ɡa] === Noun === fanga f (plural fangues) spade, spading fork ==== Derived terms ==== fangar palafanga === Further reading === “fanga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Icelandic == === Etymology === Likely a loanword from Middle Low German fangen, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Doublet of fá (“to get, to receive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfauŋka/ Rhymes: -auŋka === Verb === fanga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fangaði, supine fangað) to capture, to seize [with accusative] Synonyms: handsama, grípa, þrífa ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== fangelsi (“prison”) fangi (“prisoner”) == Italian == === Noun === fanga f (uncountable) (central-southern Italy) alternative form of fango (“mud”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === fanget === Verb === fanga inflection of fange: simple past past participle == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɑŋːɑ/ ==== Noun ==== fanga n definite plural of fang === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German vangen and Old Norse fanga. ==== Alternative forms ==== fange ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²fɑŋːɑ/ ==== Verb ==== fanga (present tense fangar, past tense fanga, past participle fanga, passive infinitive fangast, present participle fangande, imperative fanga/fang) to catch, to capture === See also === fangst === References === “fanga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aŋɡa Syllabification: fan‧ga === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Fang. ==== Noun ==== fanga f (sports, palant) fly ball, high arc ball flight (colloquial) punch, biff Synonyms: cios, uderzenie ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== fanga inflection of fango: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural === Further reading === fanga in Polish dictionaries at PWN Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “fanga”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 194 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === fanega === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة (faníqa, “sack”), from Arabic فَنِيقَة (fanīqa). Cognate with Spanish fanega. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fanga m (plural fangas) (historical) fanga, Portuguese sack, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to about 50–75 litres at different places and times ==== Coordinate terms ==== alqueire (1⁄4 fanga), moio (15 fangas) === Further reading === “fanga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fanga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Silesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Fang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaŋ.ɡa/ Rhymes: -aŋɡa Syllabification: fan‧ga === Noun === fanga f (Cieszyn) punch, biff (metallurgy, Cieszyn) ladle == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From Dutch vangen. === Verb === fanga to catch === Noun === fanga catch