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bungo¹

  • /ˈbʊŋɡəʊ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo, “writing language”).

noun Bungo

  1. uncountable A Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 C.E., and commonly used until circa 1900.

    Similar: Classical Japanese

bungo²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish bongo (“large canoe”).

noun bungos · bungoes

  1. A kind of large canoe used in the southern United States, Central America, and South America. On the third day a bungo passed us, coming down the river from New Grenada, with a cargo and passengers to Santa Martha and the parts adjacent
  2. A large sailboat once used in Mexico.

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"bungo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bungo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bungo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bungo

Chicago

"bungo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bungo.

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@misc{bungo_2026,
  title = {bungo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bungo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}