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mun⋅dun⋅gus

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

Origin:
1630–40; Latinized var. of Sp 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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