Italian

Proper noun

Manica f

1. the Channel, the English Channel

Related terms

• oltremanica

Anagrams

• macina
• mancai
• mancia

Interlingua

Noun

manica ‎(plural manicas)

1. manacle

Italian

Etymology

From Latin manica.

Noun

manica f ‎(plural maniche)

1. sleeve, shirtsleeve
2. (figuratively) gang, pack

Related terms

• ammanicarsi
• ammanicato
• manicotto
• in maniche di camicia

Anagrams

• macina
• mancai
• mancia

Latin

Etymology

From manus ‎(“hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ni.ka/

Noun

manica f ‎(genitive manicae); first declension

1. long sleeve of a tunic
2. (in the plural) manacles, handcuffs
3. (in the plural, figuratively, nautical) a grappling-iron, used to hook enemy ships

Inflection

First declension.

See also

• manicae

Descendants

References

• MANICA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• manica in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• manica in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin