mangle

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mangle, mangue, probably from an Arawak language (such as Taíno), or a Cariban language.

1. Synonym of mangrove.
2. Synonym of mangrove.
3. Synonym of mangrove.

verb

Etymology: Ca. 1700, from Dutch mangel, from Early Modern German Mangel (15th c.), enhanced form (by analogy with other tool names in -el) of Middle High German mange, from Medieval Latin manga, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon). Doublet of mangonel.

1. To wring laundry.