Definitions For Arango

Noun

ARANGO (plural s or es) A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.

Alternative forms

rango

Etymology

Rango is the earlier form, attested from 1644.{{cite-book, year=1913, author=William Foster, title=The English factories in India, 1642-1645, page=182, url=https://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/english-factories-india-1642-1645-calendar-documents-india-office-british-museum-and}}{{cite-book, year=2001, author=Peter Francis, title=Asia's Maritime Bead Trade, publisher=University of Hawaii Press, page=179, doi=10.1515/9780824861520-018}}. From {{bor, en, mg, rango, , long and thin}}.

Anagrams

Angora, Aragon, Argoan, angora, organa {{cln, en, 3-syllable words}} {{c, en, Historical currencies, Slavery}}

Is Arango a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
9

The word Arango is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/