manopla
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish manopla.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧no‧pla
Noun edit
manopla f (plural manoplas)
- gauntlet (protective armor for the hands)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From an alteration of Latin manipulus (“maniple, handful”), diminutive of manus (“hand”). Compare Catalan manyopla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manopla f (plural manoplas)
- mitten
- Synonym: guante
- gauntlet (glove)
- (baseball, Nicaragua) baseball glove
- Synonyms: guante, guante de béisbol
- oven glove
- brass knuckles
- Synonyms: puño americano, puño de acero, nudillera
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: manopla
Further reading edit
- “manopla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014