ingle

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; perhaps compare Scottish Gaelic aingeal (“fire, light”).

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

1. An open fireplace.

Derived terms

• inglenook

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Noun

ingle (plural ingles)

1. A catamite.
   • 1926, T. E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom:

     Abd el Kader called them whoresons, ingle's accidents, sons of a bitch, profiteering cuckolds and pimps, jetting his insults broadcast to the roomfull.

   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 318:

     My dear Rob, my beloved was known as Moustache to her ingles!

Anagrams

• Nigel

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• ingre (rare), engle (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin inguen, inguinis.

Noun

ingle f. (plural ingles)

1. (anatomy) groin