A kind of charcoal brazier used in Turkey and the Middle East.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Sorceress. From Ottoman Turkish mānġāl brazier, chafing-dish (modern Turkish mangal) and its etymon Arabic manqal brazier.
mangal2
/ˈmaŋɡl//ˈmaŋˌɡal/
Ecology
noun
Mangrove swamp forest.
Origin
1960s. From Portuguese mangal from mangue mangrove + -al.