mangual

See also: Mangual

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier mangal, from mango (“flail shaft”), from Vulgar Latin *manicus (“handle”), from Latin manus (“hand”). Alternatively, from Latin manuālis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡwaw/ [mɐ̃ˈɡwaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡwal/ [mɐ̃ˈɡwaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈɡwa.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: man‧gual

Noun

mangual m (plural manguais)

  1. flail (tool)
  2. flail (weapon)

See also

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “mangual”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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