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wonga-wonga
[ wong-uh-wong-uh ]
noun
- a woody Australian vine, Pandorea pandorana, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of yellowish-white flowers streaked with purple.
wonga-wonga
/ ˈwɒŋəˈwɒŋə /
noun
- Also calledwonga pigeon a large Australian pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca
- an Australian evergreen vine of the genus Pandorea or Tecoma, esp T. australis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wonga-wonga1
1890–95; by ellipsis from wonga-wonga vine, perhaps to be identified with wonga-wonga a kind of pigeon < Dharuk wa-ŋa-wa-ŋa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wonga-wonga1
from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences
Wonga-wonga, wong′ga-wong′ga, n. the large Australian white-faced pigeon—a table delicacy.
From Project Gutenberg
A large flight of Wonga Wonga pigeons were feeding on the seeds of various species of Acacia; we shot two of them.
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