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noun, feminine

manilla

/maˈniʝa/

noun, feminine/maˈniʝa/plural: manillas

handle; hand (of a clock); door handle; bracelet

Junto a las manillas de un reloj esperarán / Todas las horas que quedaron por vivir, esperarán

Synonyms: manivela, manecilla, tirador, ajorca, brazalete, pulsera, armilla

From mano + -illa, or more likely borrowed from Catalan manilla, itself either the same kind of construction or from Vulgar Latin *manicla < Latin manicula, whence the inherited Spanish manija. Compare English manacle.