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chenangoes
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:50 am
by William Hupy
It appears this word has left the English language. From the context of the book I am reading about espionage during WWI in the United States, it refers to stevedores. German agents used Irish chenangoes to plant bombs in Allied cargo ships.
Re: chenangoes
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:38 pm
by Perry Lassiter
Make a couple of changes and you get chimichangas, served in Mexican food restaurants. Coincidence?
Re: chenangoes
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:29 pm
by Slava
I would say so, as it's most likely from an NE Indian word. I'm guessing a lot of the dock workers hailed from Chenango County here in NY.
Re: chenangoes
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:43 am
by William Hupy
Thank you, Slava for that insight. A very good guess.
Re: chenangoes
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:39 pm
by Grogie
Very interesting word!
Re: chenangoes
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:39 pm
by Dr. Goodword
I can't find it in any of the 1100 or so dictionaries on the web accessed by OneLook.
Re: chenangoes
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:43 am
by William Hupy
I discovered it in this book: Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America by Howard Blum.
And no, this is not a submission to "Books That Should be Written."