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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈnɛ.lɐ/

Noun

manganela f (plural manganelas)

mangonel (medieval engine used to throw stones)

See also

catapulta, trabuco, onagro

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