ganga

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-.

Verb[edit]

ganga (third person singular past indicative gekk, third person plural past indicative gingu, supine gingið)

  1. to walk

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Catalan ganga, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɡɑ̃ɡa/

Noun[edit]

ganga m (plural gangas)

  1. sandgrouse

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Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ganga.

Verb[edit]

ganga strong verb (third person singular past indicative gekk, third person plural past indicative gengu, supine gengið)

  1. (intransitive) to walk, to ride on shanks' mare syn.
    Hvert viltu ganga?
    Where do you want to walk to?
  2. (intransitive, of machinery) to work, operate, run
    Gengur klukkan?
    Does the clock work?
  3. (intransitive, well or badly, of progress) to go
    Hreinsunin gengur vel.
    The cleaning is going well.
  4. (intransitive) to fit, to go, to be satisfactory, to do
    Heldurðu að þessi kjóll gangi ekki við rauðu kápuna mína?
    Don't you think this dress will go with my red coat?

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Noun[edit]

ganga f (genitive singular göngu, plural göngur)

  1. an excursion on foot; a walk, a stroll, a hike
  2. in the plural only, the annual herding of sheep

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural ganghe)

  1. gang (of people)
  2. gangue, tailings

Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Imitative of the bird's shout.

Noun[edit]

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ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. sandgrouse (bird of the family Pteroclididae)
  2. bargain (advantageous purchase)
Usage notes[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
  • (advantageous purchase): bicoca f

Etymology 2[edit]

From English gang

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. (Puerto Rico) gang
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Etymology 3[edit]

From French gangue

Noun[edit]

ganga f (plural gangas)

  1. gangue