mundungus (muhn-DUHNG-guhs) - n., a cheap, unpleasant-smelling tobacco.
I first met this in the Aubrey-Maturin stories of Patrick O'Brian, but have seen it elsewhere since. First attested in 1641, from Spanish mondongo, tripe/entrails, a meaning that has also been adopted (according to some dictionaries) as a secondary sense. The origin of the Spanish word is unknown, fwiw.
(I suppose this could have run in place of pratie to round out the week of plants.)
---L.
I first met this in the Aubrey-Maturin stories of Patrick O'Brian, but have seen it elsewhere since. First attested in 1641, from Spanish mondongo, tripe/entrails, a meaning that has also been adopted (according to some dictionaries) as a secondary sense. The origin of the Spanish word is unknown, fwiw.
(I suppose this could have run in place of pratie to round out the week of plants.)
---L.
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Date: 2023-08-28 03:47 pm (UTC)The origin of the Spanish word is unknown, fwiw.
Maybe there’s some etymological connection to the famous Mexican tripe-and-corn stew menudo (not to be confused with the Latin boy band where Ricky Martin got his start)?
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Date: 2023-08-28 09:44 pm (UTC)Fitting, since I recall its having been a load of corny tripe.
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