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mangal

/ˈmæŋɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
man-gal
IPA
/ˈmæŋɡəl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.

noun

A Middle Eastern-style barbecue (cookout), or the barbecue (grill; cooking apparatus) it is cooked on.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Portuguese mangal, from Portuguese mangue (“mangrove”) + Portuguese -al (“-al”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mangals (plural)

Synonyms

mangrove

Rhymes With

angle triangle tangle strangle dangle wrangle untangle bangle mangle jangle mangel spangle

Questions

How do you pronounce mangal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæŋɡəl/.
What does mangal mean?
A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
Where does mangal come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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