mundungus

[muhn-duhng-guhs] Origin

mun·dun·gus

[muhn-duhng-guhs]
noun Archaic.
malodorous tobacco.

Origin:
1630–40; Latinized variant of Spanish mondongo tripe
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mundungus
"tobacco with an offensive odor," 1641, from Sp. mondongo "paunch, tripe, intestines," related to modejo "paunch, belly (of a pig)."
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