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)

flail (tool)
flail (weapon)

See also

mango, inçadouro, pírtigo
(tool): debulhar, malhar, trilhar, esbagoar
(weapon): maça, clava

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “mangual”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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