manilla
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Spanish manilla (“bracelet”), from Catalan manilla (“bracelet, armring”); partly from Latin monīle (“a necklace, collar”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“withers, crest, mane”); and partly from Frankish *mānili (“moon-shaped ornament”), from *māno (“moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), related to Old High German mânili (“moon-shaped ornament”). More at mane, moon.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɪlə
Noun
editmanilla (plural manillas)
- A penannular armlet, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.
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editEtymology 2
editAdjective
editmanilla (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of manila (“made of or colored like manila paper”)
Noun
editmanilla (countable and uncountable, plural manillas)
- Alternative spelling of manila
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin manīcula, diminutive of manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmanilla f (plural manilles)
Further reading
edit- “manilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manilla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Finnish
editNoun
editmanilla
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom mano + -illa, or more likely borrowed from Catalan manilla, itself either the same kind of construction or from Vulgar Latin *manicla < Latin manicula, whence the inherited Spanish manija. Compare English manacle.
Pronunciation
edit
- Syllabification: ma‧ni‧lla
Noun
editmanilla f (plural manillas)
- handle
- Synonym: manivela
- hand (of a clock)
- Synonym: manecilla
- 1974, José Luis Perales (lyrics and music), “Porque te vas”, performed by Jeanette:
- Junto a las manillas de un reloj esperarán / Todas las horas que quedaron por vivir, esperarán
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Spain) door handle
- Synonym: tirador
- (Colombia) bracelet
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
edit- “manilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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