ganga
Spanish, noun/ˈɡanɡa/
ganga is spelled G-A-N-G-A (5 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,880th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ganga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bargain (advantageous purchase)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(orden Pterocliformes) Cualquiera de una quincena de especies de aves de aspecto generalmente similar a las…”.
What does ganga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebargain (advantageous purchase)
- 2
femininesandgrouse (bird of the family Pteroclididae)
noun
- 1
femininegang
noun
- 1
femininegangue
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (orden Pterocliformes) Cualquiera de una quincena de especies de aves de aspecto generalmente similar a las columbiformes, de cuerpo compacto y alargado, alas largas, plumaje críptico y patas emplumadas, que habitan llanuras y zonas desérticas del Viejo Mundo.
noun: 1. Material sin valor que se descarta de la mena al extraer un mineral de un yacimiento.
noun: 1. Cosa deseable que se consigue a bajo precio.
noun: 1. Pandilla de jóvenes urbanos, especialmente la de comportamiento antisocial o delictivo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ganga
- gangas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ganga?
- /ˈɡanɡa/
- [ˈɡãŋ.ɡa]
- [ˈgãŋga]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ganga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ganga in Spanish?
ganga appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).