manille
See also: Manille
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪl
- (UK) IPA(key): /məˈnil/
Noun
manille (countable and uncountable, plural manilles)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.nij/
Etymology 2
From Old Occitan manellie, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Latin manicula (“little hand”), or from Old High German mānili (“crescent-shaped ornament, bracelet”, literally “little moon”).
Further reading
- “manille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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