manille

manille

Alteration of earlier malille, from Spanish malilla, diminutive of mala.

ring, bracelet (as worn by a slave or convict)

From Old Occitan manellie, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately from Latin manicula (“little hand”), or from Old High German mānili (“crescent-shaped ornament, bracelet”, literally “little moon”).

manilla

From Spanish manilla.

plant fibre similar to hemp, harvested in the Philippines; a fine and durable straw, harvested in the Philippines, used mainly to make hats

From Spanish manilla.