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单词 malgas
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Definition of malgas in English:

malgas

(also malagas, malagash)
noun ˈmalɡasˈmalxəsˈmalɡəs
South African
  • The Cape gannet, Morus capensis, of southern Africa.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Guido Medley (fl. c1731). From Dutch malagas, mallegas Cape gannet, Morus capensis (rare or obsolete) from Portuguese mangas de veludo ‘sleeves of velvet’, wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans from manga sleeve + de of + veludo velvet. Later remodelled after South African Dutch, Afrikaans malgas (from Dutch).

Definition of malgas in US English:

malgas

(also malagas, malagash)
noun
South African
  • The Cape gannet, Morus capensis, of southern Africa.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Guido Medley (fl. c1731). From Dutch malagas, mallegas Cape gannet, Morus capensis (rare or obsolete) from Portuguese mangas de veludo ‘sleeves of velvet’, wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans from manga sleeve + de of + veludo velvet. Later remodelled after South African Dutch, Afrikaans malgas (from Dutch).

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