Mungo
German, noun[ˈmʊŋɡo]
Mungo is spelled M-U-N-G-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mungo is a German masculine noun meaning “Either of two species of mongoose in the genus Urva” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Sammelbegriff für zwei Arten aus der Gattung Herpestes, ein in Indien beheimatetes Raubtier”.
What does Mungo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEither of two species of mongoose in the genus Urva.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Sammelbegriff für zwei Arten aus der Gattung Herpestes, ein in Indien beheimatetes Raubtier 2. Wolle aus Stoffabfällen, Wollresten, Lumpen, circa 20 mm lange Fasern zur Beimischung für preiswerte Garne 3. Transportwagen der Bundeswehr
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mungo
- Mungos genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mungo?
- [ˈmʊŋɡo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mungo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mungo in German?
Mungo appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).