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fango
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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
fen
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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fango
(ˈfæŋɡəʊ)
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n
mud from thermal springs in Italy, used in the treatment of rheumatic disease
[from Italian]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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