mandril
Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃ˈdɾiw/
mandril is spelled M-A-N-D-R-I-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 87,166th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mandril is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “arbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça cilíndrica com que, em artilharia, se alisa o olhal do projétil”.
What does mandril mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinearbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)
- 2
masculinemandrel, chuck (tool that grips or clamps something)
- 3
masculinebit; drill bit (tip of a drill)
- 4
masculinereamer (tool for precision holes)
noun
- 1
masculinemandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peça cilíndrica com que, em artilharia, se alisa o olhal do projétil 2. peça para usar os furos grandes em certos trabalhos mecânicos 3. haste mais ou menos rígida que, introduzida nas sondas flexíveis, serve para lhes dar resistência e guiá-las
noun: 1. primata da família dos Cercopithecidae (macacos do velho mundo), parente próximo do babuíno e do dril
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mandril
- mandris plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mandril?
- Brazil /mɐ̃ˈdɾiw/
- Brazil [mɐ̃ˈdɾiʊ̯]
- Portugal /mɐ̃ˈdɾil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mandril
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mandril in Portuguese?
mandril appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).