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manilla

Best crossword clue

"Buff-colored paper"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aaillmnStarts with MEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g.

  2. Manila hemp

Word origin

From Spanish manilla (“bracelet”), from Catalan manilla (“bracelet, armring”); partly from Latin monīle (“a necklace, collar”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“withers, crest, mane”); and partly from Frankish *mānili (“moon-shaped ornament”), from *māno (“moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), related to Old High German mânili (“moon-shaped ornament”). More at mane, moon.

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