manija
Spanish
Etymology
From mano or from Vulgar Latin *manicla, from Latin manicula, whence also likely manilla through a Catalan intermediate. Compare English manacle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈnixa/ [maˈni.xa]
- Rhymes: -ixa
- Syllabification: ma‧ni‧ja
Noun
manija f (plural manijas)
- handle (part of an object that is held)
- Synonym: manilla
- handle, knob (of a door)
Derived terms
- dar manija
Further reading
- “manija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014