manecilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mano +‎ -ecilla.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maneˈθiʝa/ [ma.neˈθi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /maneˈθiʝa/ [ma.neˈθi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /maneˈθiʎa/ [ma.neˈθi.ʎa]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /maneˈsiʝa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /maneˈsiʝa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /maneˈsiʎa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maneˈsiʃa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maneˈsiʒa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: ma‧ne‧ci‧lla

Noun

manecilla f (plural manecillas)

1. hand (of a clock)

   Synonym: manilla

2. pointer, needle, arrow (of an instrument)
3. doorknob

   Synonyms: perilla, pomo

4. (typography) manicule

   Synonym: manícula

Derived terms

• manecilla corta
• manecilla larga

 

Further reading

• “manecilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014