mänˈgänə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish, back-formation from manganilla trick, ruse, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin manganella, from plural of (assumed) Vulgar Latin manganellum, diminutive of Late Latin manganum contrivance, device, philter, from Greek manganon mangonel, philter — more at mangonel
chiefly Southwest : a throw with a lariat designed to catch a horse by the forefeet : forefooting