manilla

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ma=nil=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

manilla, a. 

•  Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.  [1913 Webster]
•  Manila paper or the color of manila papaer.  [PJC]

Manila cheroot or Manila cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.

manilla, n. 

 See manila, manila hemp, manila paper.  [PJC]

manilla, n. [Sp. manilla; cf. It. maniglio, maniglia; F. manille; Pg. manilha; all fr. L. manus hand, and formed after the analogy of L. monile, pl. monilia, necklace: cf. F. manille.].

•  A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.  [1913 Webster]
•  A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.  Simmonds.  [1913 Webster]

manilla, a. 

 Same as Manila.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

manilla, n. a metal bracelet used by African tribes as a medium of exchange.

Etymology

Sp., prob. dimin. of mano hand f. L manus