manípulo
See also: manipulo and manipuló
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manipulus, diminutive of manus (“hand”). Doublet of manopla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈnipulo/ [maˈni.pu.lo]
- Rhymes: -ipulo
- Syllabification: ma‧ní‧pu‧lo
Noun
manípulo m (plural manípulos)
- maniple (part of a priest's vestments)
- (historical) maniple (a company of Roman soldiers)
- (literary, medicine) handful (the amount that a hand can contain)
- Synonym: puñado
Further reading
- “manípulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014