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Mandingo

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A macrolanguage spoken primarily in West Africa, with seven individual languages: Mandinka, Eastern Maninkakan, Forest Maninka, Kita Maninkakan, Konyanka Maninka, Sankaran Maninka, Western Maninkakan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Mandinka people.

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noun

Meaning 3

A black man with a large penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: offensive

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History

Etymology

From Mandinka Mandinka. Compare French mandingue, from the same source.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mandingo — macrolanguage
  • Italian: mandingo — macrolanguage
  • Russian: манден (manden) — macrolanguage
  • Russian: мандинго (mandingo) — macrolanguage