bengala

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Bengala (“Bengal”), the source of this cane. The sense of "flare" comes from the shortening of llum de bengala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəŋˈɡa.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [beŋˈɡa.la] Rhymes: -ala Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ala Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧la === Noun === bengala f (plural bengalas) flare (light signal) ==== Further reading ==== “bengala”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == 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 === Rhymes: -alɐ Homophone: Bengala Hyphenation: ben‧ga‧la === Noun === bengala f (plural bengalas) stick (cane or walking stick) Synonyms: bastão, porrete, cacete ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bengala”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bengala”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “bengala”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “bengala”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /benˈɡala/ [bẽŋˈɡa.la] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: ben‧ga‧la === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== bengala f (plural bengalas) flare (light signal) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bengala f (plural bengalas) Bengal (cat breed) === Further reading === “bengala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025