mandró

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Latin manganum (“catapult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mənˈdɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [manˈdɾo]

Noun

mandró m (plural mandrons)

1. sling (weapon)

   Synonyms: fona, bassetja

Derived terms

• mandronada

Further reading

• “mandró”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007