tràngol

== Catalan == === Etymology === Uncertain, perhaps from Old Catalan trangolar. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈtɾaŋ.ɡul] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtɾaŋ.ɡol] === Noun === tràngol m (plural tràngols) choppy waters (figurative) tumult (figurative) plight, trouble, problem, dire situation (unfortunate situation) passar un tràngol ― to be in trouble === Further reading === “tràngol”, 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 “tràngol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “tràngol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “tràngol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.