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mangal¹

  • /ˈmæŋɡəl/
  • /-ˌɡæl/
  • /-ˌɡɑːl/

Rhymes with -æŋɡəl, -æŋɡæl, -æŋɡɑːl, -ɡɑːl

Where it comes from

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

noun mangals

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

    Similar: mangrove

mangal²

  • /mæŋˈɡæl/
  • /mɑŋ-/
  • /-ˈɡɑl/

Rhymes with -ɡæl, -ɡɑl, -æŋɡəl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Turkish mangal, from Arabic مَنْقَل (manqal).

noun mangals

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

Mangal³

proper noun Mangals

  1. A surname.

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

Españolmanglar
中文紅樹林 /红树林 hóngshùlín
Portuguêsmangue, manguezal
Françaismangrove
DeutschMangrove
Tiếng Việtrừng đước, rừng ngập mặn

noun Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on

Françaismangal
Ελληνικάμαγκάλι magkáli
Românămangal
Русскийманга́л mangál
العربيةمَنْقَل manqal, مِنْقَل minqal

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"mangal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mangal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mangal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mangal

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"mangal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mangal.

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@misc{mangal_2026,
  title = {mangal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mangal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}