donga

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɒŋɡə/    美 /ˈdɔŋɡə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in times of heavy rain. South-Africa
    — Major Pack-Beresford and other officers were shot down, and every unhorsed man remained necessarily as a prisoner under the very muzzles of the riflemen in the donga.
  2. A transportable building providing accommodation for one person, often used on remote work sites or as tourist accommodation. Australia
    — Menzies Hotel ([Ph] 9024 2043; 22 Shenton St; s/d $48/65, donga $75) has old-style hotel rooms as well as - for that real goldfields experience - dongas (temporary miner′s abode, usually made from corrugated iron), and also serves all meals.
  3. Alternative spelling of donger (“penis”). alt-of,alternative

词形变化

dongas plural dongas plural dongas plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà
Zulu ū́dongábor.
Afrikaans dongabor.
English donga
Borrowed from Afrikaans donga, borrowed from Zulu ū́dongá, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà.
词源 2
Unknown; probably connected in some way with Etymology 1.
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