manlle

Galician

Peasants using manlles ("flails") to thresh cereal

Alternative forms

• mal, malle, mallo, manle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanʎe̝/

Noun

manlle m (plural manlles)

1. flail
2. handle of the flail

   Synonyms: mango, mangueira, moca

3. hammer

References

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