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cargo

UK/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ US/ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/ common

noun

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish cargo (“load, burden”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carricō. Doublet of charge and carga. Displaced native Old English fearm.

Phrases

  • air cargo
  • bulk cargo
  • cargo aircraft
  • cargo bicycle
  • cargo bike
  • cargo bin
  • cargo container
  • cargo cult

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