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Manille
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Manille
manille
manille
See also: Manille
English
Noun
manille (plural manilles)
- The second-highest trump in certain card games.
- A card game played with a deck of 32, in which the ten (or ‘manille’) is the highest in each suit.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manij/
Etymology 1
Alteration of earlier malille, from Spanish malilla, diminutive of mala.
Noun
manille f (plural manilles)
Etymology 2
From Old Provençal manellie, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Latin manicula (“little hand”), or from Old High German mānili (“crescent-shaped ornament, bracelet”, literally “little moon”).
Noun
manille f (plural manilles)
Etymology 3
Noun
manille f (plural manilles)