fongo

Malagasy

Noun

fongo

1. boil, abscess, bubo

   Synonym: kifongo

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fungus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhonɡo/

Noun

fongo m (plural fongos)

1. mushroom
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 43v:

     Et otroſſi presta mucho cõtral toſſico que uiene departe delos fongos.

     And it is also useful against the poison that comes from mushrooms.

   • Idem, f. 50v.

     Et es de natura calient ⁊ humida. Et la ſu forma es atal como fongo, ⁊ dend a ella eſte nombre.

     And it is warm and damp in nature. And its shape is that of a mushroom, thus the name it has been given.

Derived terms

• fonguenno

Descendants

• Spanish: hongo