manille

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English

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Etymology

From French manille, influenced by Spanish manilla.

Pronunciation

Noun

manille (countable and uncountable, plural manilles)

  1. The second-highest trump in certain card games.
  2. A card game played with a deck of 32, in which the ten (or ‘manille’) is the highest in each suit.

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

manille

  1. allative singular of mani

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier malille, from Spanish malilla, diminutive of mala.

Noun

manille f (plural manilles)

  1. (card games) manille

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”).

Noun

manille f (plural manilles)

  1. ring, bracelet (as worn by a slave or convict)

Etymology 3

From Spanish manilla.

Noun

manille f (plural manilles)

  1. manilla

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