"cangue" meaning in English

See cangue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kæŋ/ Forms: cangues [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From French cangue, from Portuguese canga. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|cangue}} French cangue, {{der|en|pt|canga}} Portuguese canga Head templates: {{en-noun}} cangue (plural cangues)
  1. A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals. Wikipedia link: cangue Categories (topical): Torture Translations (heavy wooden collar or yoke): (jiā) (Chinese Mandarin), 木枷 (mùjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), 枷鎖 (Chinese Mandarin), 枷锁 (jiāsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), häpeälauta (Finnish), (kase) (Japanese), 首枷 (kubikase) (Japanese), gông (Vietnamese)

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Download JSON data for cangue meaning in English (2.2kB)

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