manilla
A penannular armlet, sometimes worn on the leg or neck or used as an ornament, mostly…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.
Значення
значень: 1A 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.
- a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
Походження
From Spanish manilla (“bracelet”), from Catalan manilla (“bracelet, armring”); partly fromFrom 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.
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Форми
множина: manillasСиноніми
синонімів: 3- a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp:manilamanila papermanilla paper