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Mungo vs Bungo - What's the difference?

mungo | bungo |

As nouns the difference between mungo and bungo

is that mungo is low-quality wool while bungo is a Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 (CE), and continued to be commonly used until circa 1900.

mungo

English

Noun

(-)
  • Low-quality wool.

    • See also

    * shoddy * noil ----

    bungo

    English

    Etymology 1

    The transliteration of Japanese ) "writing language".

    Alternative forms

    * Bungo

    Noun

    (-)
  • a Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 , and continued to be commonly used until circa 1900.
    • Synonyms
    * Classical Japanese

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A kind of canoe used in Central America and South America.
  • A kind of boat used in the southern United States.
    • (Bartlett)
    (Webster 1913)