"sango" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæŋəʊ/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-au-sango.ogg Forms: sangos [plural], sangoes [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋəʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced "sangwich") + -o (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1940s. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sangoes}} sango (plural sangos or sangoes)
  1. (dated, Australia, informal, colloquial) A sandwich. Tags: Australia, colloquial, dated, informal Synonyms: sambo [Australia, Ireland, informal], sammie [Australia, informal], sammo, sanger, sarnie [UK, informal]
    Sense id: en-sango-en-noun-a55-qUh1 Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: sangos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sango (plural sangos)
  1. (UK) A rudimentary wooden bridge in India. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-sango-en-noun-xKMMDSc9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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