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Added 9 October 2026

kang

/ˈkɑŋ/ noun

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A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.
A large Chinese water jar.

noun

Clipping of kangaroo. (Can we verify this sense?)

noun

Nonstandard form of king

verb

To appropriate the history of another ethnicity or country, in particular an empire or a civilization.

Origin

Borrowed from Chinese 炕.

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