fango

[fang-goh]

fan·go

[fang-goh]
noun
clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Italian: mud < Germanic; compare Old English fūht damp, Sanskrit pañkas mire. See fen1
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Fango is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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fango (ˈfæŋɡəʊ)
 
n
mud from thermal springs in Italy, used in the treatment of rheumatic disease
 
[from Italian]

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