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)

flail
handle of the flail
Synonyms: mango, mangueira, moca

References

“manle” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“manle” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“manle” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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