manilha

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧lha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish manilla,[1][2] from Latin manicula, from manus (“hand”).[3][4]

Noun

manilha f (plural manilhas)

  1. shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt)
  2. shackle (restraint fit over a wrist or ankle)
  3. bracelet (band worn around the wrist as jewellery)
  4. a large concrete pipe used for sewage or drainage

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

manilha

  1. inflection of manilhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French manille (“manille”),[1][4] from earlier malille, from Spanish malilla.[3]

Noun

manilha f (plural manilhas)

  1. (card games) manille (the second-highest trump in certain card games)
    Synonyms: bisca, (in sueca) sete
See also
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga

Etymology 4

From Manilha (“Manila, Philippines”).

Noun

manilha m (uncountable)

  1. Manila paper (cheap, low quality paper)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “manilha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “manilha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “manilha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “manilha”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
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