英语词汇“jonga”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

jonga

释义

jonga|ˈdʒɒŋgə|
Also jangga.
[f. Doulla-Bakweri (Cameroons) njaŋga crayfish.]
In Jamaica, a small freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium jamaicensis.
See Cassidy & Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. s.v. jangga for oral uses of the word.
1893C. Sullivan Jamaica Cookery Book 4 Jonga Soup.Ibid. 8 Jongas are a kind of small cray-fish which are often found in our mountain rivers.1929M. W. Beckwith Black Roadways 51 Fresh-water shrimps, called jonga, from the mountain streams.1967Amer. Speech XLII. 191 Jangga, the river prawn Macrobrachium jamaicense [sic]. This word is usually found in print as jonga, an unfortunate misrepresentation which has probably led would-be explainers astray. Its actual pronunciation among the folk may always be respelled jangga.1969‘J. Morris’ Fever Grass iii. 31 They're even canning jongas from the head-waters of the Martha Brae.1971E. Jones in J. Figueroa Caribbean Voices I. 4 Up in de hills, where de streams are cool, An' mullet an' janga swim in de pool.

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