manilla

词形变化

manillas 复数

别名

manilio

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

  2. 1.

    Alternative spelling of manila.

    可数 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of manila (“made of or colored like manila paper”).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

manila manila paper

上位词 1

paper

相关短语

Manilla hemp na. 马尼拉麻 Manila hemp [医] 马尼拉麻

词源

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.

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