bengala
See also: Bengala and bengāļa
Catalan
Etymology
From Bengala (“Bengal”), the source of this cane. The sense of "flare" comes from the shortening of llum de bengala.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bəŋˈɡa.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /beŋˈɡa.la/
Noun
bengala f (plural bengales)
- cane (material used to make staffs)
- cane, staff
- Synonym: bastó
- Clipping of llum de bengala (“Bengal light”).
- flare (pyrotechnic)
- (military) flare (countermeasure)
Further reading
- “bengala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Noun
bengala f (plural bengalas)
- flare (light signal)
Further reading
- “bengala” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese bengala.
Noun
bengala
- cane
- walking stick
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Bengala, a region in South Asia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bẽˈɡa.lɐ/
- Rhymes: -alɐ
- Homophone: Bengala
- Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧la
Noun
bengala f (plural bengalas)
- stick (cane or walking stick)
- Synonyms: bastão, porrete, cacete
Derived terms
- bengalada
- bengaleiro
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /benˈɡala/ [bẽŋˈɡa.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ben‧ga‧la
Noun
bengala f (plural bengalas)
- flare (light signal)
Noun
bengala f (plural bengalas)
- Bengal (cat breed)
Further reading
- “bengala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014