manzanilla

See also: Manzanilla

English

Etymology

Probably named for the town near Seville.

Noun

manzanilla (countable and uncountable, plural manzanillas)

  1. A pale, dry fino sherry.
  2. A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a somewhat bitter taste.
    Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed with Spanish pimientos.
    • 1984, United States International Trade Commission, Bottled green olives from Spain (page A-24)
      Prices for the two main types of Spanish style green olives - manzanillas and queens - vary according to the size of the crop of each. In some years queens will be more expensive than manzanillas […]

French

Noun

manzanilla m (plural manzanillas)

  1. manzanilla

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From manzana +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /manθaˈniʝa/ [mãn̟.θaˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /manθaˈniʎa/ [mãn̟.θaˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /mansaˈniʃa/ [mãn.saˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /mansaˈniʒa/ [mãn.saˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: man‧za‧ni‧lla

Noun

manzanilla f (plural manzanillas)

  1. camomile
  2. a type of wine from Cádiz, Andalucía

Derived terms

Further reading

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