enmanillar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ manilla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /emmaniˈʝaɾ/ [ẽm.ma.niˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /emmaniˈʎaɾ/ [ẽm.ma.niˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /emmaniˈʃaɾ/ [ẽm.ma.niˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /emmaniˈʒaɾ/ [ẽm.ma.niˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ma‧ni‧llar

Verb

enmanillar (first-person singular present enmanillo, first-person singular preterite enmanillé, past participle enmanillado)

  1. (Bolivia, transitive) to handcuff
    Synonym: esposar
    • 2017 October, “Cuadrilla de asaltantes roba $us 86.000 de 2 cajas fuertes”, in El Deber Bolivia[1]:
      Una cuadrilla de delincuentes armados y encapuchados irrumpió en la fábrica de Caramelos Watt’s, del sexto anillo y doble vía a La Guardia, tras enmanillar al guardia e intimidar a todos los funcionarios robó al menos $us 86.
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