Definitions For Mundungus

Noun

MUNDUNGUS (uncountable) (obsolete) offal, offal; waste animal product; organic matter unfit for consumption. (archaic) poor, poor-quality tobacco with a foul, rancid, or putrid smell.

Alternative forms

{{rel-top, Variant spellings}} {{qualifier, remodeled to resemble a singular noun of the appendix:latin second declension, latin second declension}} mundungus 17th century onward {{qualifier, with an ending resembling its Spanish etymon}} mundungo 17th–20th centuries {{rel-mid}} {{qualifier, plurale tantum, pluralia tantum, with implied singular senses}} mondongas 17th century mundungas 17th century mundungoes 17th century mundungo's, mundungo’s 17th century mundungos 17th century {{rel-bottom}}

Etymology

From the {{etyl, es, en}} mondongo, , tripe, entrails, perhaps via its {{etyl, en, -}} etymon mondongo.