gando

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Fula

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Noun

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gando o

  1. (Pulaar) philosopher, lettered person, man of letters, scholar
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References

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  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese gãado, from local Medieval Latin ganatus (earned), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*ganan, to covet). Cognate with Portuguese gado, Spanish ganado.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gando m (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) livestock

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ganar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos