manille

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UK/məˈnil/

noun

The second-highest trump in certain card games.

OriginFrench manille ← Spanish manilla →
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Meanings

nounmanille (countable and uncountable, plural manilles)

plural manilles

  1. countableuncountableThe second-highest trump in certain card games.
  2. countableuncountableA card game played with a deck of 32, in which the ten (or ‘manille’) is the highest in each suit.

Origin

  1. Spanishmanilla
  2. Frenchmanille
  3. Englishmanille

From French manille, influenced by Spanish manilla.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with manille

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Anagrams

MilleanmalleinMinella
Cite this entry
APA

manille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manille

MLA

“manille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manille. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manille,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manille.

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