manopla

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manopla.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈnɔ.plɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈnɔ.plɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈnɔ.pla/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnɔ.plɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧no‧pla

Noun

manopla f (plural manoplas)

1. gauntlet (protective armor for the hands)

Spanish

Etymology

From an alteration of Latin manipulus (“maniple, handful”), diminutive of manus (“hand”). Compare Catalan manyopla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnopla/ [maˈno.pla]
• Rhymes: -opla
• Syllabification: ma‧no‧pla

Noun

manopla f (plural manoplas)

1. mitten

   Synonym: guante

2. gauntlet (glove)
3. (baseball, Nicaragua) baseball glove

   Synonyms: guante, guante de béisbol

4. oven glove
5. brass knuckles

   Synonyms: puño americano, puño de acero, nudillera

Related terms

• manípulo

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: manopla

Further reading

• “manopla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16