tanga

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
  2. noun a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean

Etymology

From Portuguese tanga, from Kimbundu tanga or ntanga (“coarse cloth; loincloth”).

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