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fango

mud

noun FAHN-goh Rare

Usage Note

Fango is masculine: il fango, plural i fanghi. Beyond literal mud, it is used figuratively in gettare fango su qualcuno ('to sling mud at someone'). In health and wellness, fanghi termali are therapeutic mud baths at thermal spas, a popular Italian wellness tradition. The adjective fangoso means 'muddy'.

Examples

"Le strade erano coperte di fango dopo la pioggia."

Natural Translation

The streets were covered in mud after the rain.

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