mangosta

See also: mangostà

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mangosta, from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs).

Noun

mangosta f (plural mangostes)

mongoose

Further reading

“mangosta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manˈɡosta/ [mãŋˈɡos.t̪a]
(Castilian)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -osta
Syllabification: man‧gos‧ta

Noun

mangosta f (plural mangostas)

mongoose

Descendants

→ Catalan: mangosta

Further reading

“mangosta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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