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mangle¹
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmɛ̃ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
Sounds like mangel · Rhymes with -æŋɡəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English mangelen, manglen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, mahangler, frequentative of either Old French mangonner (“to cut to pieces”) or mahaigner (“to mutilate”), of Germanic origin, for which see mayhem.
Alternate etymology derives mangle from Middle English *mankelen, a frequentative form of manken (“to mutilate”), from Old English *mancian, bemancian (“to maim”). More at mank.
verb mangles · mangling · mangled
- To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc. mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail
- To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
mangle²
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmɛ̃ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
Sounds like mangel · Rhymes with -æŋɡəl
Where it comes from
Ca. 1700, from Dutch mangel, from Early Modern German Mangel (15th c.), enhanced form (by analogy with other tool names in -el) of Middle High German mange, from Medieval Latin manga, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon). Doublet of mangonel.
noun mangles
-
A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
Similar: mangler
- The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer. There was a bright-red plastic baby-bath, a car tyre, a rusty mangle, and something that looked like a primitive version of a washing machine.
verb mangles · mangling · mangled
- To wring laundry.
mangle³
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmɛ̃ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
Sounds like mangel · Rhymes with -æŋɡəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish mangle, mangue, probably from an Arawak language (such as Taíno), or a Cariban language.
noun mangles
- Any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
- A forest of such trees.
- Preceded by a descriptive word: any of various shrubs or trees of genera other than Rhizophora which resemble plants of this genus in appearance and habitat.
Mangle⁴
proper noun
- A surname.
Translations
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verb to change, mutilate or disfigure
| Español | mutilar, desfigurar, afear, chambonear |
|---|---|
| Português | mutilar, desfigurar, mudar |
| Français | mutiler |
| Deutsch | verstümmeln, zerfleischen, durch die Mangel drehen, kalandrieren, zurichten |
| Italiano | maciullare, dilaniare, storpiare |
| Română | mutila, desfigura, sfârtica |
| Русский | искажа́ть iskažátʹ, кромса́ть kromsátʹ, по́ртить pórtitʹ, кале́чить kaléčitʹ, уве́чить uvéčitʹ, уро́довать uródovatʹ |
noun a hand-operated device with rollers for wringing laundry
| Español | calandria |
|---|---|
| Français | essoreuse |
| Deutsch | Mangel, Wäschemangel, Rollmangel |
| Italiano | mangano |
| Română | mangăl |
| Русский | като́к katók |
Talk about this word "mangle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mangle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mangle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mangle "mangle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mangle.Cite this
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title = {mangle},
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