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English
Etymology
Probably named for the town near Seville.
Noun
manzanilla (countable and uncountable, plural manzanillas)
- A pale, dry fino sherry.
- A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a somewhat bitter taste.
- Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed with Spanish pimientos.
- 1984, United States International Trade Commission, Bottled green olives from Spain (page A-24)
- Prices for the two main types of Spanish style green olives - manzanillas and queens - vary according to the size of the crop of each. In some years queens will be more expensive than manzanillas
French
Noun
manzanilla m (plural manzanillas)
- manzanilla
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Spanish
Etymology
From manzana + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /manθaˈniʝa/
- IPA(key): (most of Spain) /manθaˈniʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /manθaˈniʎa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /mansaˈniʝa/
- IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /mansaˈniʝa/
- IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /mansaˈniʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /mansaˈniʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /mansaˈniʒa/
- Syllabification: man‧za‧ni‧lla
Noun
manzanilla f (plural manzanillas)
- camomile
- a type of wine from Cádiz, Andalucía
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