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English word origin

Etymology of bungo

Borrowed from Japanese 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo, “writing language”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 C.E., and commonly used until circa 1900.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Japanese 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo, “writing language”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A kind of large canoe used in the southern United States, Central America, and South America. · A large sailboat once used in Mexico.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish bongo (“large canoe”).

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