bengala

See also: Bengala and bengāļa

Galician

Noun

bengala f (plural bengalas)

1. flare (light signal)

Further reading

• “bengala”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese bengala.

Noun

bengala

1. cane
2. walking stick

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Bengala, a region in South Asia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bẽˈɡa.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -alɐ
• Homophone: Bengala
• Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧la

Noun

bengala f (plural bengalas)

1. stick (cane or walking stick)

   Synonyms: bastão, porrete, cacete

Derived terms

• bengalada
• bengaleiro

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benˈɡala/ [bẽŋˈɡa.la]
• Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

bengala f (plural bengalas)

1. flare (light signal)

Etymology 2

Noun

bengala f (plural bengalas)

1. Bengal (cat breed)

Further reading

• “bengala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014