Benguela Syllabification: (Ben·guel·a)Pronunciation: /benˈgwelə, beNG-/Definition of Benguela a port and railroad terminal in Angola, on the Atlantic coast; population 115,900 (est. 2004). Copper is brought here from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). Benguela in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Benguela in the British & World English dictionary