manopla

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manopla.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈnɔ.plɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈnɔ.pla/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnɔ.plɐ/

Hyphenation: ma‧no‧pla

Noun

manopla f (plural manoplas)

gauntlet (protective armor for the hands)

Spanish

Etymology

From an alteration of Latin manipulus (“maniple, handful”), diminutive of manus (“hand”). Compare Catalan manyopla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈnopla/ [maˈno.pla]
Rhymes: -opla
Syllabification: ma‧no‧pla

Noun

manopla f (plural manoplas)

mitten
Synonym: guante
gauntlet (glove)
(baseball, Nicaragua) baseball glove
Synonyms: guante, guante de béisbol
oven glove
brass knuckles
Synonyms: puño americano, puño de acero, nudillera

Related terms

manípulo

Descendants

→ Portuguese: manopla

Further reading

“manopla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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