manlle

Galician

Peasants using manlles ("flails") to thresh cereal

Alternative forms

• mal, malle, mallo, manle

Etymology

From Latin manualis (“manual”); cognate with Portuguese mangual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanʎe̝/

Noun

manlle m (plural manlles)

1. flail
2. handle of the flail

   Synonyms: mango, mangueira, moca

3. hammer

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “manlle”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “manlle”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN