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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A kind of large canoe used in the southern United States, Central America, and South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A large sailboat once used in Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from Japanese 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo, “writing language”).
Borrowed from Spanish bongo (“large canoe”).
