mankeli

From Swedish mangel, from German Mangel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑŋkeli/, [ˈmɑ̝ŋk̟e̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkeli
• Hyphenation^(key): man‧ke‧li

mankeli

1. mangle (device with rollers for smoothing flat textiles such as bedsheets, tableclothes)
2. (dated) wringer (device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed)
3. (informal, dated) credit card imprinter; knuckle-buster, zip-zap machine (mechanical device for imprinting the data embossed on a credit card on a receipt)

   Synonyms: höylä, leimauslaite

4. (figuratively) tight spot, dire straits, wringer (difficult situation or process that one has to go through)

   He todella vetivät jokaisen hakijan mankelin läpi ennen valintaa.

   They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire.

• “mankeli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03