cangue
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cangue
- /kæŋ/
Rhymes with -æŋ
Where it comes from
From French cangue, from Portuguese canga.
noun cangues
- A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.
Translations
Talk about this word "cangue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cangue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cangue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cangue "cangue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cangue.Cite this
@misc{cangue_2026,
title = {cangue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cangue},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
