fangal

English

Etymology

From fan +‎ gal.

Noun

fangal (plural fangals)

1. (slang) A fangirl.
   • 2015 August 6, Bill Powell, “Why Donald Trump Is Crushing the GOP Field”, in Newsweek‎^[1]:

     And on and on until the interview ends, whereupon it's back up to his office, often for yet another interview, this one on the phone, maybe with Trump fan-gal Laura Ingraham or one of the other conservative talk show hosts he regularly feeds nowadays.

   • 2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health‎^[2]:

     […] Anne Hathaway tones up with five days of one-hour workouts, gaining muscle weight for her role in The Last Thing He Wanted with intense HIIT sessions. During downtime, she is a slower paced yoga and hiking fangal.

Spanish

Etymology

From fango +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanˈɡal/ [fãŋˈɡal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: fan‧gal

Noun

fangal m (plural fangales)

1. bog; muddy place

   Synonym: ciénega

Further reading

• “fangal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10