manilla

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • handle
  • (Spain) door handle
  • (Colombia) bracelet

Etymology

Suffix from Spanish, Castilian mano (hand) borrowed from Catalan, Valencian manilla (bracelet, armring) derived from Latin *manicla, manicula (handle of a plough, manacle, little hand).

Origin

Latin

manicula

Gloss

handle of a plough, manacle, little hand

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