name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmæŋɡəl/
/-ˌɡæl/
/-ˌɡɑːl/
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rhymes with -æŋɡəl
rhymes with -æŋɡæl
rhymes with -æŋɡɑːl
rhymes with -ɡɑːl
/mæŋˈɡæl/
/mɑŋ-/
/-ˈɡɑl/
rhymes with -ɡæl
rhymes with -ɡɑl
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mangrove
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A Middle Eastern-style barbecue (cookout), or the barbecue (grill; cooking apparatus) it is cooked on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Portuguese mangal, from Portuguese mangue (“mangrove”) + Portuguese -al (“-al”)
Borrowed from Turkish mangal, from Arabic مَنْقَل (manqal).
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
wortelboommoeras
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Bengali:
ম্যানগ্রোভ অরণ্য
(mêngrōbh oronno)
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Bhojpuri:
मैंग्रोव बन
(maiṅgrōv ban)
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Burmese:
လမုတော
(la.mu.tau:)
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Cebuano:
bakhawan
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Chinese Mandarin:
紅樹林 /红树林
(hóngshùlín)
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Danish:
mangrove
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Finnish:
mangrove
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Finnish:
mangrovemetsä
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Finnish:
mangrovesuo
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
French:
mangrove
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
German:
Mangrove
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Hungarian:
Mangroveerdő
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Malay:
hutan bakau
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Malay:
hutan paya bakau
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Malay:
paya bakau
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Norwegian Bokmål:
mangrove
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Norwegian Nynorsk:
mangrove
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Persian:
جنگل حرا
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Polish:
las namorzynowy
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Portuguese:
mangue
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Portuguese:
manguezal
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Spanish:
manglar
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Swedish:
mangrove
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Thai:
ป่าชายเลน
(bpàa-chaai-leen)
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Thai:
ป่าโกงกาง
(bpàa-goong-gaang)
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Ukrainian:
ма́нгри
(mánhry)
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Urdu:
مینگروو کے جنگل
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Vietnamese:
rừng đước
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Vietnamese:
rừng ngập mặn
— tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Arabic:
مَنْقَل
(manqal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Arabic:
مِنْقَل
(minqal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Armenian:
մանղալ
(manġal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Armenian:
մաղալ
(maġal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Azerbaijani:
manqal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Belarusian:
манга́л
(manhál)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Bulgarian:
манга́л
(mangál)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
French:
mangal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Georgian:
მაყალი
(maq̇ali)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Greek:
μαγκάλι
(magkáli)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Indonesian:
mangal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Kazakh:
мангал
(mañal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Kyrgyz:
мангал
(mangal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Macedonian:
мангал
(mangal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Pashto:
منقل
(manqal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Persian:
منقل
(manqal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Polish:
mangal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Romanian:
mangal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Russian:
манга́л
(mangál)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Serbo-Croatian:
ма̀нгал
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Serbo-Croatian:
màngal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Tajik:
манқал
(manqal)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Turkish:
mangal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Ukrainian:
манга́л
(manhál)
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Uzbek:
manqal
— Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on