- Gloss
- "Strong man"
- Definition
- A large, strong Black man.
- Example
- "Him built like a Mandingo."
- Origin
- African ethnic group.
As a descriptive term, Mandingo is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.