manziella

Old Spanish

FWOTD – 23 November 2015

Etymology

From Late Latin macella, diminutive of Latin macula (“spot, stain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈd͡zjeʎa/

Noun

manziella f (plural manziellas)

1. a spot or blemish on the body, especially the eyes
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 16v:

     […] ca ella a tal uertud que tuelle aquella manziella blanca que ſe faze en los oios aque dizen nuf […]

     […] for its virtue is such that it removes that white spot that forms on the eyes that they call cloud […]

Descendants

• Ladino: manziya
• Spanish: mancilla