noun
mung
muhng
Mung (noun) means a small green legume (the mung bean) grown for its edible sprouts and seeds. Example: “She added mung bean sprouts to the stir-fry.”
noun
1
A small green legume (the mung bean) grown for its edible sprouts and seeds.
"She added mung bean sprouts to the stir-fry."
verb
1
To damage or corrupt data through repeated small changes that eventually destroy it.
"A bad script munged half the database before anyone noticed."
How to use mung
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the mung bean (used for sprouts), or, in tech slang, to mess up data through repeated edits.
When to use it
The data-corruption sense is programmer jargon, not standard English.
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Word forms
- Plural
- mungs
- Third person singular
- mungs
- Past tense
- munged
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Etymology
The bean sense traces through Hindi mūṅg from Sanskrit mudga; the "corrupt data" sense arose separately in computing slang.
Synonyms
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mung bean
green gram
golden gram
moong
munggo
monggo
Rhymes for mung
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What does “mung” mean?
The word “mung” means a small green legume (the mung bean) grown for its edible sprouts and seeds. In plain terms, either the mung bean (used for sprouts), or, in tech slang, to mess up data through repeated edits.
How do you pronounce “mung”?
“Mung” is pronounced muhng (/mʌŋ/ in IPA).
How do you use “mung” in a sentence?
Here is “mung” used in a sentence: “She added mung bean sprouts to the stir-fry.”
What part of speech is “mung”?
Depending on how it is used, “mung” can be a noun and a verb.
Where does the word “mung” come from?
The word “mung” comes from Sanskrit. The bean sense traces through Hindi mūṅg from Sanskrit mudga; the "corrupt data" sense arose separately in computing slang.
How many meanings does “mung” have?
“Mung” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a small green legume (the mung bean) grown for its edible sprouts and seeds.
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