manilha
Portuguese, noun/maˈni.ʎɐ/
manilha is spelled M-A-N-I-L-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of manilhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tubo usado para canalizações”.
What does manilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt)
- 2
feminineshackle (restraint fit over a wrist or ankle)
- 3
femininebracelet (band worn around the wrist as jewellery)
- 4
femininea large concrete pipe used for sewage or drainage
noun
- 1
femininemanille (the second-highest trump in certain card games)
noun
- 1
masculineManila paper (cheap, low quality paper)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tubo usado para canalizações 2. certo jogo de baralho 3. tipo de bracelete de metal utilizado por alguns povos do litoral africano desde antes da chegada dos portugueses ao continente; geralmente feita de cobre ou latão, possuía um formato de "C"; usava-se como adorno em pernas e braços, variando de tamanho, peso e espessura; mas seu principal uso era como moeda, principalmente entre os povos do Benim
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of manilha
- manilhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manilha?
- Brazil /maˈni.ʎɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈni.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to manilha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is manilha in Portuguese?
manilha appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).