Cangia

/ˈkændʒə/ noun

Definition

A type of robe or outer garment, possibly from Italian or Mediterranean tradition.

Etymology

Possibly from Italian 'cangia' or a similar Romance language word, though the exact origin and current use of this term are unclear. It may represent a historical garment that is no longer commonly worn or named.

Kelly Says

This word appears in some English dictionaries as a borrowed term, possibly describing Mediterranean or Italian clothing, but it's so archaic that modern Italians might not even recognize it! It's a linguistic fossil from historical fashion.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
cangia
kan-h-ya
ARالعربية
cangia
kan-h-ya
BNবাংলা
cangia
kan-h-ya
CACatalà
cangia
kan-h-ya
CSČeština
cangia
kan-h-ya
DADansk
cangia
kan-h-ya
DEDeutsch
cangia
kan-h-ya
ELΕλληνικά
cangia
kan-h-ya
ESEspañol
cangia
kan-h-ya
FAفارسی
cangia
kan-h-ya
FISuomi
cangia
kan-h-ya
FRFrançais
cangia
kan-h-ya
GUGU
cangia
kan-h-ya
HAHA
cangia
kan-h-ya
HEעברית
cangia
kan-h-ya
HIहिन्दी
cangia
kan-h-ya
HUMagyar
cangia
kan-h-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
cangia
kan-h-ya
IGIG
cangia
kan-h-ya
ITItaliano
cangia
kan-h-ya
JA日本語
cangia
kangiya
KKKK
cangia
kan-h-ya
KMKM
cangia
kan-h-ya
KO한국어
cangia
kangiya
MRMR
cangia
kan-h-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
cangia
kan-h-ya
MYမြန်မာ
cangia
kan-h-ya
NLNederlands
cangia
kan-h-ya
NONorsk
cangia
kan-h-ya
PAPA
cangia
kan-h-ya
PLPolski
cangia
kan-h-ya
PTPortuguês
cangia
kan-h-ya
RORomână
cangia
kan-h-ya
RUРусский
cangia
kan-h-ya
SVSvenska
cangia
kan-h-ya
SWKiswahili
cangia
kan-h-ya
TAதமிழ்
cangia
kan-h-ya
TEతెలుగు
cangia
kan-h-ya
THไทย
cangia
kan-h-ya
TLTL
cangia
kan-h-ya
TRTürkçe
cangia
kan-h-ya
UKУкраїнська
cangia
kan-h-ya
URاردو
cangia
kan-h-ya
VITiếng Việt
cangia
kan-h-ya
YOYO
cangia
kan-h-ya
ZH中文
cangia
cang-ya
ZUZU
cangia
kan-h-ya

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.