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English

Alternative forms

• manilio

Etymology

From Spanish manilla (“bracelet”), from Catalan manilla (“bracelet, armring”); partly from Latin mon?le (“a necklace, collar”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“withers, crest, mane”); and partly from Frankish *m?nili (“moon-shaped ornament”), from *m?no (“moon”), from Proto-Germanic *m?nô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *m?h?n?s (“moon, month”), related to Old High German mânili (“moon-shaped ornament”). More at mane, moon.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

manilla (plural manillas)

1. A penannular armlet, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.

Anagrams

• Alnilam, animall, laminal

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin man?cula, diminutive of manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /m??ni.??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ma?ni.?a/

Noun

manilla f (plural manilles)

1. bracelet
2. (usually in the plural) handcuff

Further reading

• “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

Noun

manilla

1. Adessive singular form of mani.

Spanish

Etymology

From mano +? -illa, or more likely borrowed from Catalan manilla, itself a derivative of mà or from Vulgar Latin *manicla < Latin manicula, whence the inherited Spanish manija. Compare English manacle.

Pronunciation

Noun

manilla f (plural manillas)

1. handle
2. (Spain) door handle
3. (Colombia) bracelet

Related terms

• manillar

English

Alternative forms

• Manila
• Maynila (nonstandard)
• Maynilad (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Manila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??n?l?/
• Hyphenation: ma?nila
• Rhymes: -?l?

Adjective

manila

1. Of or pertaining to Manila, the capital of the Philippines; made in, or exported from, that city.
2. Made of manila paper or material like it.

   a manila envelope

3. Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

manila (uncountable)

1. Fiber made from abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper.
2. The yellow-brown colour of manila.

Translations

Anagrams

• Almain, Animal, Malian, Milana, al-Amin, almain, aminal, animal, lamina, maalin

Finnish

Alternative forms

• manilla

Noun

manila

1. manila (hemp)

Declension

Anagrams

• ilmaan, ilmana, limaan, limana, maalin, mailan, malina

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma??i.la/

Noun

manila f

1. Manila hemp

Declension

Synonyms

• abaka f

Derived terms

• (adjectives) manilowy, manilski

Further reading

• manila in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

manila f (plural manilas)

1. manila (fabric)