manle

Galician

Peasants using manles ("flails") to thresh cereal

Alternative forms

• mal, malle, mallo, manlle

Etymology

From Latin manualis (“manual”); cognate with Portuguese mangual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanle̝/

Noun

manle m (plural manles)

1. flail
2. handle of the flail

   Synonyms: mango, mangueira, moca

References

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• “manle” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.