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Meaning of "whangee" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHANGEE

Probably from Chinese (Mandarin) huangli, from huang yellow + li bamboo cane.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WHANGEE

whangee  [wæŋˈiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHANGEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whangee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHANGEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whangee

Whangee refers to any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos. They are a hardy evergreen plant from Japan, China and the Himalayas whose woody stems are sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles. The word derives from the Chinese huáng lí. It can also refer to a cane made from whangee. John Steed, the dapper secret agent from television's The Avengers, was known for carrying an umbrella with a whangee handle. Charlie Chaplin's character, The Little Tramp, is famously known for his whangee cane. The firm of Dunhill created custom smoking pipes and cigarette holders out of whangee, lacquering the surface of the plant stems and adding a black plastic or Bakelite mouthpiece. Terry-Thomas, the well-known British comedic actor, habitually used an 8 inch long custom black lacquered whangee cigarette holder. It became his trademark and is seen in most of his publicity photographs. His collection included a valuable holder that had a spiral of diamonds set in gold over the black lacquered whangee. It was stolen out of his dressing room, and was recovered in a damaged state.

Definition of whangee in the English dictionary

The definition of whangee in the dictionary is any tall woody grass of the S and SE Asian genus Phyllostachys, grown for its stems, which are used for bamboo canes and as a source of paper pulp. Other definition of whangee is a cane or walking stick made from the stem of any of these plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHANGEE


allottee
əlɒtˈiː
callee
kɔːlˈiː
coachee
ˌkəʊtʃˈiː
drawee
drɔːˈiː
EIDE
ˌiːaɪdiːˈiː
enrollee
ˌɪnrəʊlˈiː
evacuee
ɪˌvækjʊˈiː
GRE
dʒiːɑːrˈiː
indictee
ˌɪndaɪtˈiː
interviewee
ˌɪntəvjʊˈiː
kufi
kuːfˈiː
listee
lɪstˈiː
optionee
ˌɒpʃənˈiː
payee
peɪˈiː
PGCE
ˌpiːdʒiːsiːˈiː
pledgee
plɛdʒˈiː
rushee
rʌʃˈiː
SASE
ˈeseɪesˈiː
TCE
tiːsiːˈiː
testee
tɛstˈiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHANGEE

wham
whammed
whammies
whamming
whammo
whammy
whanau
whang
whangam
Whangarei
whap
whapped
whapping
whare
whare wanaga
whare wananga
wharenui
wharepuni
wharf
wharf rat

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHANGEE

agee
apogee
bungee
burgee
congee
galiongee
gee
gee-gee
jaygee
lungee
mortgagee
Murrumbidgee
negligee
obligee
ogee
perigee
pongee
refugee
squeegee
squilgee

Synonyms and antonyms of whangee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whangee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHANGEE

Find out the translation of whangee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whangee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whangee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

whangee
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whangee
570 millions of speakers

English

whangee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whangee
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whangee
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

whangee
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whangee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্মুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whangee
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whangee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

whangee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マダケ属の竹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whangee
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whangee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whangee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whangee
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाँजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whangee
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whangee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whangee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

whangee
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whangee
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

whangee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whangee
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

whangee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whangee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whangee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHANGEE»

The term «whangee» is used very little and occupies the 191.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHANGEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whangee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whangee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whangee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHANGEE»

Discover the use of whangee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whangee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies in the History of the English Language II: Unfolding ...
... 1591 whisk 'wysk/visk' 1577 (30) whangee 'a bamboo cane' <wangee> 1790 < wanghee> 1813 <whangee>. The same process is illustrated by two more recent borrowings in English: whangee from Chinese and whidah, both of them with ...
Anne Curzan, Kimberly Emmons, 2004
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Proceedings of International Workshop on Bamboo Industrial ...
Higher benzene-ethanol extractive in whangee may be advantageous for anti- decay, also for its higher density, it was foreseeable that its products would be good at strength. Tab.8 Chemical component of Yunnanicus and whangee water ash ...
Chen Xuhe, Lou Yiping, Hao Ying, 2004
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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
Yes, yes, the feelings of the father shall give way to the duty of the manager— nature shall yield to justice—'tis clear this must be the very scoundrel that passed himself off as our son." Providing himself with a stout whangee, that his Titus, as he ...
‎1843
4
Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience
5 Bertie feels the onset of spring and the following dialogue ensues with Jeeves: "In the spring, Jeeves, a livelier iris gleams upon the burnished dove." "So I have been informed, sir." "Right-o! Then bring me my whangee, my yellowest shoes, ...
Peter L. Berger, 1997
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Hobson-Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary
WANGHEE, WHANGEE, s. The trade name for a slender yellow bamboo with beautifully regular and short joints, imported from Japan. We cannot give the origin of the term with any conviction. The two following suggestions may embrace or ...
Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, 1996
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Frommer's South Florida: With the Best of Miami & the Keys
Hotel Astor One of the hottest hotels on South Beach closed for renovations in 2006 and reopened in late 2007 with highly stylized rooms by designer Sam Robin who added handcrafted furniture, whangee-wood floors, Sisal carpets, and  ...
Lesley Abravanel, 2008
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Frommer's Florida 2010
Hotel Astor This venerable Deco hotel has been spruced up with highly stylized rooms by designer Sam Robin who added handcrafted furniture, whangee floors, sisal carpets, and blond oak and whangee cabinetry. Other new additions to the ...
Lesley Abravanel, 2009
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The Atlantic
How could any editor have failed to foresee that Ashley Doakes would sweep the country with his new novel Whangee? Anyone who had barely skimmed Whangee must have sensed that here was a big — a very big — book, bound to go ...
‎1953
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The Atlantic Monthly
Flow could any editor have failed to foresee that Ashley Doakes would sweep the country with his new novel Whangee? Anyone who had barely skimmed Whangee must have sensed that here was a big — a very big — book, bound to go ...
‎1953
10
Reduplicative words in English: a study of formations of the ...
An example of pseudo-exotic words is found in Th. Hughes' Tom Brown at Oxford (1861), Ch. XI: " 'This is the wild man of the woods, or whangee-tangee, the most untameable — good heavens, ma'am, take care!' and he seized hold of the ...
Nils Thun, 1963

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHANGEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whangee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Patrick Macnee: 1922-2015
Before Macnee embedded suave John Steed's bowler hat and whangee-handle umbrella firmly into sixties British culture, the actor had roles in a score of ... «Den of Geek!, Jun 15»
2
幸福在大雨倾盆时:米兰伞匠侧记
Each umbrella is produced from a single shaft of wood -- usually chestnut, ash, walnut or cherry, but more exotic Malacca cane and whangee bamboo are often ... «中国日报, May 14»
3
Happy when it pours: The umbrella man of Milan
Each umbrella is produced from a single shaft of wood -- usually chestnut, ash, walnut or cherry, but more exotic Malacca cane and whangee bamboo are often ... «CNN, Apr 14»
4
MT Reviews: Thomas Brigg umbrella, £460
What the unfortunate Noahs of the Somerset Levels need besides a watertight vessel may be a decent umbrella. A Thomas Brigg Whangee is just the job. «Management Today, Feb 14»
5
Singin' In The Rain | London Undercover Whangee Cane Crook …
Rain, Rain Go Away… Well maybe not. The London Undercover Whangee Crook Folded Umbrella is a great way to stay dry. These compact folded umbrellas fit ... «stupidDOPE.com, Mar 13»
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5 reasons Hong Kong shopping is better than ever
... colonial-era Pedder Building to its selection of Fox Umbrellas with whangee handles. See co-founder Alan See's website for their Euro-dandy-in-Asia feel. «CNN International, Nov 12»
7
El Paraguas
... XVIII y se encuentra en el 23 de St James Street, elabora magníficos paraguas de seda o nylon con empuñaduras de madera de Malacca, roble o Whangee. «Cinco Días, Sep 12»
8
One Handsome Relic
The highest-quality Borsalino hat, à la "Mad Men," costs $650. And the famous British Brigg umbrella starts at $295, though the coveted Whangee handle (made ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 12»
9
Waistcoats and Accessories for Royal Ascot
... complete your look with gloves and a cane or umbrella? Umbrella: Ede and Ravenscroft has a Whangee solid stick black umbrella with a natural cane handle. «Eclipse Magazine, Jun 11»
10
The age of luxury is upon us again
Or (a real one this, and the most precise outfit I recall Perelman ever describing) 'A shower-of-hail suit, lilac gloves, a split-sennit boater and a light whangee ... «Daily Mail, Jan 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Whangee [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/whangee>. Apr 2024 ».
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