black mongo
Black bean; black soybeanBlack bean; black soybean
/ˌblak ˈmoŋ.ɡo/
Meaning
1 senses(Philippines, uncountable)Black bean; black soybean
Origin
From black + Spanish mongo, which is a calque of Hokkien 烏豆 /乌豆 (o͘-tāu, literally “blackFrom black + Spanish mongo, which is a calque of Hokkien 烏豆 /乌豆 (o͘-tāu, literally “black bean”). See also Tagalog utaw (“black mongo”), Cebuano utaw (“black mongo”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable