arango

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/əˈɹæŋɡəʊ/

Definition of arango

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
    “There we purchased two sheep, one for two strings of arangoes, for the other I gave a note upon Mr. Walker for a bar of salt.”
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noun

  1. A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
    “There we purchased two sheep, one for two strings of arangoes, for the other I gave a note upon Mr. Walker for a bar of salt.”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

Rango is the earlier form, attested from 1644. From Malagasy rango (“long and thin”).

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