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manne

/man/

noun, feminine/man/plural: mannes

manna; godsend, windfall

C'est une manne du ciel.It's a godsend.

Borrowed from Late Latin manna (also found in Classical Latin meaning "frankincense"), from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), ultimately from Hebrew מָן (mān).

noun, feminine/man/plural: mannes

large wicker basket

Borrowed from Middle Dutch manne, variant of mande.