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manakin

Today it means: Any of several small Central and South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae. Full definition →

Middle Dutch mannekijn

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Middle Dutch · derived frommannekijn
English todaymanakin

Generally thought to derive, like manikin, from Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin. Doublet of manikin and mannequin.

Words from the same roots

Middle Dutchmannekijn all →

manikin mannikin

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.