"mundungus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /mʌnˈdʌŋɡəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmənˈdəŋɡəs/ [US]
enPR: mŭndŭngʹgəs [Received-Pronunciation], mən'dəngʹgəs [US] Etymology: From the Spanish mondongo (“tripe, entrails”), perhaps via its English etymon mondongo. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|mondongo||tripe, entrails}} Spanish mondongo (“tripe, entrails”), {{cog|en|-}} English Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mundungus (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Offal; waste animal product; organic matter unfit for consumption. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms (pluralia tantum, with implied singular senses): mondongas [17th century], mundungas [17th century], mundungoes [17th century], mundungo’s [17th century], mundungos [17th century] Synonyms (remodeled to resemble a singular noun of the Latin second declension): mundungus [17th century onward] Synonyms (with an ending resembling its Spanish etymon): mundungo [17th–20th centuries]
    Sense id: en-mundungus-en-noun-kjZ2pQdX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'pluralia tantum, with implied singular senses': 76 24 Disambiguation of 'remodeled to resemble a singular noun of the Latin second declension': 73 27 Disambiguation of 'with an ending resembling its Spanish etymon': 76 24
  2. (archaic) Poor-quality tobacco with a foul, rancid, or putrid smell. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mundungus-en-noun-be3SMdbW

Alternative forms

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