manganela
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian manganella, from Late Latin mangănum (“mangonel, manganese”), from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.ɡaˈnɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.ɡaˈnɛ.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈnɛ.lɐ/
Noun
manganela f (plural manganelas)
- mangonel (medieval engine used to throw stones)
See also
Further reading
- “manganela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “manganela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026