manille
French, noun/ma.nij/
manille is spelled M-A-N-I-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manille is a French feminine noun meaning “manille” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jeu de cartes où le dix est la plus forte carte”.
What does manille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemanille
noun
- 1
femininering, bracelet (as worn by a slave or convict)
noun
- 1
femininemanilla
noun
- 1
masculineplant fibre similar to hemp, harvested in the Philippines
- 2
masculinea fine and durable straw, harvested in the Philippines, used mainly to make hats
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jeu de cartes où le dix est la plus forte carte. 2. Au jeu de manille, nom du 10, qui est la plus forte carte.
noun: 1. Pièce métallique ayant la forme d’un U et fermée par un manillon.
noun: 1. Cigare de Manille. 2. Chapeau en paille de riz fabriqué à Manille. 3. Cordage. Mis pour : « cordage en chanvre de Manille ».
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of manille
- manilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manille?
- /ma.nij/
- \ma.nij\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to manille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is manille in French?
manille appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).