manille
[ muh-nil ]
/ məˈnɪl /
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noun Cards.
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
Nearby words
manila grass, manila hemp, manila paper, manila rope, manilla, manille, manini, maninke, manioc, maniple, manipulable
Also menel.
Origin of manille
1665–75; alteration of Spanish malilla, diminutive of obsolete mala, noun use of feminine of malo bad < Latin malus
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Manille, ma-nil′, n. in ombre and quadrille, the highest card but one.
British Dictionary definitions for manille
manille
/ (mæˈnɪl) /
noun
(in ombre and quadrille) the second best trump
Word Origin for manille
C17: from French, from Spanish malilla, diminutive of mala bad
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