cangue

English

Etymology

From French cangue, from Portuguese canga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæŋ/

Noun

cangue (plural cangues)

1. A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in China to punish petty criminals.

Translations

heavy wooden collar or yoke

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 枷 (zh) (jiā), 木枷 (mùjiā), 枷鎖／枷锁 (zh) (jiāsuǒ), 枷锁 (zh) (jiāsuǒ)

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• Vietnamese: gông (vi)

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