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manilha.

shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maˈni.ʎɐ/Brazil/mɐˈni.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt)

    feminine
  2. shackle (restraint fit over a wrist or ankle)

    feminine
  3. bracelet (band worn around the wrist as jewellery)

    feminine
  4. a large concrete pipe used for sewage or drainage

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish manilla, from Latin manicula, from manus (“hand”).

noun/maˈni.ʎɐ/Brazil/mɐˈni.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. manille (the second-highest trump in certain card games)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French manille (“manille”), from earlier malille, from Spanish malilla.

noun/maˈni.ʎɐ/Brazil/mɐˈni.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. Manila paper (cheap, low quality paper)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Manilha (“Manila, Philippines”).

verb/maˈni.ʎɐ/Brazil/mɐˈni.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of manilhar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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