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Manilla

{

Ma-nil′a

,

Ma-nil′la

}
,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
Manila cheroot
or
Manila cigar
,
a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.

Ma-nil′la

,
Noun.
[Sp.
manilla
; cf. It.
maniglio
,
maniglia
; F.
manille
; Pg.
manilha
; all fr. L.
manus
hand, and formed after the analogy of L.
monile
, pl.
monilia
, necklace: cf. F.
manille
.]
1.
A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
2.
A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.
Simmonds.

Ma-nil′la

,
Adj.
Same as
Manila
.

Definition 2024

manilla

manilla

See also: Manila and manila

English

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.

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Finnish

Noun

manilla

  1. Adessive singular form of mani.

Spanish

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

Noun

manilla f ‎(plural manillas)

  1. handle

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Etymology

From 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.

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