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Longa vs Longan - What's the difference?

longa | longan |

As nouns the difference between longa and longan

is that longa is (music) a musical note equal to two or three breves, ie four or six whole notes while longan is an evergreen tree, , of the sapindaceae family, native to southern china.

As a preposition longa

is (australian aboriginal) on, in, at, to.

longa

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) langa, from (etyl) (m). Compare (etyl) and (etyl) long.

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • (Australian Aboriginal) on, in, at, to
  • * 2000, Queensland Department of Justice, Aboriginal English in the courts: a handbook
  • He wait longa river.
    Synonyms
    * la * 'long

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) longa.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A musical note equal to two or three breves, i.e. four or six whole notes.
  • longan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An evergreen tree, , of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
  • The fruit from the longan tree.