gang-gang en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡaŋɡaŋ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Wiradjuri gaŋ-gaŋ.
Meanings
-
A kind of cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum).
He carried the two gang-gang cockatoos in a ferret box.
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 433:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gangan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gang-gangs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gang-gang cockatoo | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
ru шлемоно́сный какаду́ (Callocephalon fimbriatum) · nl helmkaketoe (Callocephalon fimbriatum)