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manganela

Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃.ɡaˈnɛ.lɐ/

manganela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mangonel (medieval engine used to throw stones)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “antiga e pequena máquina de guerra para arremesso de projéteis”.

What does manganela mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemangonel (medieval engine used to throw stones)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. antiga e pequena máquina de guerra para arremesso de projéteis

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 manganela

  • manganelas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce manganela?

  • Brazil /mɐ̃.ɡaˈnɛ.lɐ/
  • Portugal /mɐ̃.ɡɐˈnɛ.lɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to manganela

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.