mancera

Spanish

Etymology

Likely from Vulgar Latin *manicella (with a change in suffix to -era),[1] diminutive of Latin manicula, whence Spanish manija (“handle”). In any event, ultimately from Latin manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈθeɾa/ [mãn̟ˈθe.ɾa] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /manˈseɾa/ [mãnˈse.ɾa] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: man‧ce‧ra

Noun

mancera f (plural manceras)

  1. stilt (handle of a plough)
    Synonym: esteva

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “mano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 817

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