yanga

See also: Yanga

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Possibly from or related to nyanga, from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”). Possibly influenced by Spanish yanga (“carelessly; without necessity”). Compare Proto-Bantu *-yȧng- (“dance in joy”) and Kongo -yangalala (“be happy”).

Noun

yanga

1. A dance with a fast rhythm.

Verb

yanga

1. To walk or dance provocatively.

References

• Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, Le Page, Robert Brock, editors (2002), Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 484

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Tagalog

Noun

yangá

1. flowerpot

Synonyms

• masetera
• paso