Definition of WONGA

wonga

Noun

  • Money.

Examples

  • A whole wodge of wonga.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Angloromani [Term?], from Romani angar (“coal”), from Sanskrit अङ्गार (áṅgāra, “charcoal, coal”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥. The English term coal was itself used as a slang term for money in England in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Scrabble Score: 9

wonga: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
wonga: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
wonga: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

wonga: valid Words With Friends Word