mangonneau
French
Etymology
From Old French mangonel, from Latin manganellus, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑ̃.ɡɔ.no/
Noun
mangonneau m (plural mangonneaux)
- Catapult, mangonel, machine for throwing rocks.
Further reading
- “mangonneau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
- A New French and English Dictionary (c. 18th-19th Century)
- "mangonneau" in the Dictionnaire de la langue française (Littré).