inga

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ingá, borrowed from Old Tupi ingá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *iŋa.

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