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Word of the Day – Mundowie

By May 26, 2020Word of the Day

Mundowie (noun) (aus/informal)

mun-dow-ee

A footstep

Early 19th century Australian pidgin, perhaps from Dharuk manuwi ‘foot’, or Awabakal manduwang ‘foot’.

Example sentences

“All you could hear was their mundowies on the land.”

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