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mung (iou) and whiff (oh)


mung (iou)



mung noun1. E19.
[Hindi mung.]
(The seed of) either of two widely cultivated tropical Asian legumes: (a) (more fully mung bean) the green gram, Vigna radiata; (b) the black gram, V. mungo.

whiff (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: From the sound of a light movement of air carrying a smell]
a very slight smell of something
whiff of
::a whiff of tobacco
get/catch a whiff of sth
::As she walked past, I caught a whiff of her perfume.
a whiff of danger/adventure/freedom etc
a slight sign that something dangerous, exciting etc might happen
::The whiff of danger filled her with excitement.