manille

Etymology

From French manille, influenced by Spanish manilla.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪl
• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈnil/

Noun

manille (countable and uncountable, plural manilles)

1. The second-highest trump in certain card games.
2. A card game played with a deck of 32, in which the ten (or ‘manille’) is the highest in each suit.

Anagrams

• Millean, mallein, malline

Noun

manille

1. Allative singular form of mani.

Anagrams

• mallien, malline

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manij/

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier malille, from Spanish malilla, diminutive of mala.

Etymology 2

From Old Occitan manellie, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Latin manicula (“little hand”), or from Old High German mānili (“crescent-shaped ornament, bracelet”, literally “little moon”).

Etymology 3

From Spanish manilla.

Further reading

• “manille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).