maneta
Catalan
Etymology
From mà (“hand”) + -eta (diminutive).
Pronunciation
Noun
maneta f (plural manetes)
- (technology) handle of a machine or tool used to apply a rotational force, such as the handle of an oar or a screwdriver
- (technology) crank; a bent piece of an axle, or shaft, or an arm attached at right angles to the end of a shaft or wheel
- pestle
- clock hand
- fingerless glove; specifically one worn to avoid the effects of friction on the hand when using a rope
- (mycology, usually in the plural) a mushroom or cluster of mushrooms with fruiting bodies resembling the fingers of the hand; specifically:
- a cluster of agaric mushrooms before the fruiting bodies open to reveal the gills
- mushroom of the genus Ramaria
- Synonym: peu de rata
- (zoology) Alcyonium palmatum; a soft coral named for protrusions that resemble fingers
- (zoology, Valencia) forelimb of a quadruped
Synonyms
- (mushroom of the genus Sparassis): manetes arrissades
Hypernyms
- (mushroom): bolet
Derived terms
- piano de maneta (“barrel organ”)
Further reading
- “maneta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
maneta f
- definite singular of manet
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈne.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈne.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈne.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ne‧ta
Adjective
maneta m or f (plural manetas)
Noun
maneta m or f by sense (plural manetas)
Slovene
Verb
máneta
- second/third-person dual present of meti
Spanish
Noun
maneta f (plural manetas)