manaca

English

Noun

manaca (uncountable)

  1. A plant of species Brunfelsia uniflora, used in the treatment of gout and rheumatism.
    • 1892, George S. Davis, The Pharmacology of the Newer Materia Medica:
      Not having the manaca with me we agreed to continue the quinine and morphine until next day, when I was to return and place him on that remedy.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnaka/ [maˈna.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ma‧na‧ca

Noun

manaca m (plural manacas) (Venezuela)

  1. acai palm (Euterpe oleracea)
  2. acai berry

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