Main Entry:

stran·gles

Pronunciation:

\ˈstraŋ-gəlz\

Function:

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology:

plural of obsolete strangle act of strangling

Date:

circa 1706

: an infectious febrile disease of horses caused by a streptococcus (Streptococcus equi) and marked especially by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract