manopla
Portuguese, noun/maˈnɔ.plɐ/
manopla is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gauntlet (protective armor for the hands)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “luva de ferro”.
What does manopla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegauntlet (protective armor for the hands)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. luva de ferro 2. açoite longo, de cabo curto 3. mão muito grande 4. governo tirânico
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 manopla
- manoplas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manopla?
- Brazil /maˈnɔ.plɐ/
- Portugal /mɐˈnɔ.plɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to manopla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is manopla in Portuguese?
manopla 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).