Mandingo

[ man-ding-goh ]

noun

, plural Man·din·gos, Man·din·goes

1. a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
2. Mande.
3. Malinke.

Mandingo

/ mænˈdɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a former name for Mande Malinke

Example Sentences

Victor Harris, the Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and big chief of the Mandingo Warriors, poses in his tribal suit on April 27 in New Orleans.

From Washington Post

The Spirit of Fi Yi Yi and big chief of the Mandingo Warriors has masked for 57 years, longer than any other Mardi Gras Indian.

From Washington Post

The idea for the name — “Sound of Africa” in Mandingo — came from his father, Mamady Keita, a prominent Guinean drummer who died last year.

From New York Times

Hopper and Hayward, co-stars of the controversial anti-slavery film “Mandingo,” fell in love on set in 1961 and married shortly thereafter.

From Washington Post

The book follows Hopper and Hayward separately until they meet on the ill-fated play “Mandingo,” then slows down for the early, happiest days of their marriage before, like the ‘60s, it spirals downward. Reading the book can feel at times like an obstacle course over dropped names. But when given time to stretch, “Everybody Thought We Were Crazy” does a good job of giving people enough time to explain themselves, or work fruitlessly on projects, or show up making misunderstood art.

From Los Angeles Times