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manilla¹
Rhymes with -ɪlə
Where it comes from
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.
noun manillas · manilio · Manilla
- A penannular armlet, sometimes worn on the leg or neck or used as an ornament, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.
manilla²
adjective
- Alternative spelling of manila (“made of or colored like manila paper”).
noun manillas
- Alternative spelling of manila
Manilla³
proper noun
- Archaic spelling of Manila
- A census-designated place in Rush County, Indiana, United States.
- A minor city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States.
- A village in the former Mariposa Township, now Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada; named after Manilla, Indiana.
- A small town north-west of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia; the name is from the Gamilaraay language.
- A river in the same area of New South Wales, which joins the Namoi River.
noun Manillas
- Alternative form of manilla (“African armlet formerly used as currency”).
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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