manilla
manilla noun: a penannular armlet, sometimes worn on the leg or neck or used as an ornament, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples. Also the alternative spelling of manila.
Noun (1)
manilla (plural manillas)
Proper noun capitalized: Manilla
Manilla
- Archaic spelling of Manila.
- A census-designated place in Rush County, Indiana, United States.
- A minor city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States.
- A village in the former Mariposa Township, now Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada; named after Manilla, Indiana.
- A small town north-west of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia; the name is from the Gamilaraay language.
- A river in the same area of New South Wales, which joins the Namoi River.
Noun (2) capitalized: Manilla
Manilla (plural Manillas)
- Alternative form of manilla (“African armlet formerly used as currency”).
Also used as
manilla is also the alternative spelling of manila.
Forms of manilla
| plural | manillas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | manilio |
| alternative form | Manilla |
| plural | Manillas |
Origin of manilla
From Spanish manilla (“bracelet”), from Catalan manilla (“bracelet, armring”); partly from Latin monīle (“a necklace, collar”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“withers, crest, mane”); and partly from Frankish *mānili (“moon-shaped ornament”), from *māno (“moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), related to Old High German mânili (“moon-shaped ornament”). More at mane, moon.
Words formed from manilla
Phrases with manilla
Words that rhyme with manilla
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- flotilla
- granadilla
- maxilla
- villa
- cascarilla
- cedilla
- coronilla
- mammilla
- mantilla
- Priscilla
- rachilla
- sabadilla
- sapodilla
- scilla
- scintilla
- tefilla
- Anguilla
- antiguerrilla
- aspergilla
- axizilla
- bitchzilla
- bridezilla
- camarilla
- Chipzilla
- couplezilla
- cuntzilla
- Drusilla
- Fedzilla
- fibrilla
- Godzilla
- groomzilla
- hemimaxilla
- hydrilla
- millah
- momzilla
- perilla
- premaxilla
- promzilla
- salsilla
- scrilla
- sensilla
- septomaxilla
- serial killer
- sherilla
- Silla
- sinsemilla
- spirilla
- submaxilla
Questions about manilla
- What does manilla mean?
- Manilla means a penannular armlet, sometimes worn on the leg or neck or used as an ornament, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.
- What part of speech is manilla?
- Manilla can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of manilla?
- The plural of manilla is manillas.
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