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/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡaˈnɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡaˈnɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈnɛ.lɐ/

Noun

manganela f (plural manganelas)

1. mangonel (medieval engine used to throw stones)

See also

• catapulta, trabuco, onagro