Meanings
mangal1
nounmangal (plural mangals)
plural mangals
- biologyA tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
Synonyms: mangrove
mangal2
Mangal3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
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Origin
mangal · noun
- Portuguese-al“-al”
- Portuguesemangue“mangrove”
- Portuguesemangal
- Englishmangal
From Portuguese mangal, from Portuguese mangue (“mangrove”) + Portuguese -al (“-al”)
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Full word history & related roots →mangal · noun
- Arabicمَنْقَل
- Turkishmangal
- Englishmangal
Borrowed from Turkish mangal, from Arabic مَنْقَل (manqal).
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Afrikaans wortelboommoeras
- wortelboommoerastropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Arabic مَنْقَل, مِنْقَل
- مَنْقَل (manqal)Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
- مِنْقَل (minqal)Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Bengali ম্যানগ্রোভ অরণ্য
- ম্যানগ্রোভ অরণ্য (mêngrōbh oronno)tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Bulgarian манга́л
- манга́л (mangál)Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Chinese Mandarin 紅樹林 /红树林
- 紅樹林 /红树林 (hóngshùlín)tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Danish mangrove
- mangrovetropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Finnish mangrove, mangrovemetsä
- mangrovetropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- mangrovemetsätropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- mangrovesuotropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
French mangrove, mangal
- mangrovetropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- mangalMiddle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
German Mangrove
- Mangrovetropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Greek μαγκάλι
- μαγκάλι (magkáli)Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Hungarian Mangroveerdő
- Mangroveerdőtropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Indonesian mangal
- mangalMiddle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Malay hutan bakau, hutan paya bakau
- hutan bakautropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- hutan paya bakautropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- paya bakautropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Norwegian Bokmål mangrove
- mangrovetropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Persian جنگل حرا, منقل
- جنگل حراtropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- منقل (manqal)Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Polish las namorzynowy, mangal
- las namorzynowytropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- mangalMiddle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Portuguese mangue, manguezal
- manguetropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- manguezaltropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Romanian mangal
- mangalMiddle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Russian манга́л
- манга́л (mangál)Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Spanish manglar
- manglartropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Swedish mangrove
- mangrovetropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Thai ป่าชายเลน, ป่าโกงกาง
- ป่าชายเลน (bpàa-chaai-leen)tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- ป่าโกงกาง (bpàa-goong-gaang)tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Turkish mangal
- mangalMiddle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Ukrainian ма́нгри, манга́л
- ма́нгри (mánhry)tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- манга́л (manhál)Middle Eastern-style cookout, or the grill it is cooked on
Urdu مینگروو کے جنگل
- مینگروو کے جنگلtropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Vietnamese rừng đước, rừng ngập mặn
- rừng đướctropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
- rừng ngập mặntropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mangal
angletrianglebangledangletanglestranglemanglewranglespangleuntanglejanglemangelranglewanglebranglefanglequinquangletwangle
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mangal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangal
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“mangal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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