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mangal

noun — 2 senses

mangal

noun

/ˈmæŋɡəl/ · /-ˌɡæl/

Etymology From Portuguese mangal, from Portuguese mangue (“mangrove”) + Portuguese -al (“-al”)

1

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.

mangal

noun

/mæŋˈɡæl/ · /mɑŋ-/

Etymology Borrowed from Turkish mangal, from Arabic مَنْقَل (manqal).

1

A Middle Eastern-style barbecue (cookout), or the barbecue (grill; cooking apparatus) it is cooked on.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.