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fango

fango

9.9
Soft wet mud on the ground after rain that sticks to shoes
  • noun
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  • The wheels of the truck got stuck in the thick fango near the construction site.

Examples

  • Hiking became difficult when the trail turned into deep fango after the storm.

  • After the rain, the children played in the fango by the riverbank.

  • The children played in the fango after the rain.

  • After the storm, the path was covered in fango.

  • Hiking became difficult when the trail turned into deep fango after the storm.

  • The wheels of the truck got stuck in the thick fango near the construction site.

  • After the rain, the children played in the fango by the riverbank.

Synonyms

mud
vsfango
455 1.0

Soft wet earth that forms after rain and is often sticky

is stickier and focuses on clingy texture in outdoor spots
mud puddle
vsfango
3 1.0

A small pool of muddy water on the ground after rain

emphasizes sticky soil texture rather than pooled water
quagmire
vsfango
2 8.5

Soft wet ground that gives way under your feet

focuses on stickiness and clinging texture rather than instability

Antonyms

23 1.0

The solid ground on Earth that is not under the sea

13 1.8

Firm land you can stand on instead of water

How Wet

sludge
30 4.8
fango
9.9
dryland
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Surface Forms

fango singular
fangos plural

Etymology

Fango comes from Italian and means 'mud' or soft wet earth, the sticky soil you find after rain or near water. So fango in English keeps that simple meaning: 'mud' that can make shoes or wheels get stuck.