# canga
## Albanian
### Noun

canga f
* inflection of cangë:
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural
** definite nominative singular

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkanɡa/, [ˈkãŋ.ɡa]
* Rhymes: -anɡa
* Hyphenation: can‧ga

### Noun

canga f (plural cangues)
* canyon

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkaŋɡa/ [ˈkɑŋ.ɡɐ]
* IPA: (standard) /ˈkaŋɡa/ [ˈkɑŋ.ɡɐ]
* IPA: (gheada) /ˈkaŋħa/ [ˈkɑŋ.ħɐ]
** Rhymes: -aŋɡa
** Rhymes: -aŋɡa
** Rhymes: -aŋħa
* IPA: (western) /ˈkaŋka/ [ˈkɑŋ.kɐ]
** Rhymes: -aŋka
* Hyphenation: can‧ga

### Etymology 1

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

#### Noun

canga f (plural cangas)
* yoke (frame for joining oxen by the neck)
    Synonym: xugo
* part of the yoke that surrounds the neck of the ox
    Synonym: bregueiro
* any similar gorget or collar used to impede access of animals to gardens or orchards
* twig of a bunch of grapes

##### Derived terms

* canga baixa
* cangallo
* cangar
* cangada
* cangado
* escangallar

##### Related terms

* camba
* camboela
* cancil
* cango

#### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “canga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “canga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “canga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

canga
* inflection of cangar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Paiwan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 蔥仔／葱仔 (chhang-á).

### Noun

canga
* spring onion

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Gaulish *cambica "bent log", derivative of cambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kh₂emb- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Occitan chambijo (“plough beam”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.ɡɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡɐ
* Hyphenation: can‧ga

### Noun

canga f (plural cangas)
* carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke
* yoke
    Synonym: jugo
* (Brazil) pareo

#### Derived terms

* cangaço

#### Descendants

* → French: cangue
** → English: cangue

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “canga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Further reading

* “canga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “canga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024