manguera

Spanish

A US naval officer using a fire hose

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈɡeɾa/ [mãŋˈɡe.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: man‧gue‧ra

Etymology 1

From manga (“sleeve”) +‎ -era.

Noun

manguera f (plural mangueras)

1. hose

Derived terms

• entre bomberos no se pisan la manguera
• manguera de incendios

Etymology 2

From mango +‎ -era.

Noun

manguera f (plural mangueras)

1. mango orchard

Further reading

• “manguero”, 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

Anagrams

• amarguen, amenguar, amugaren, manguear, menguará, menguara