məˈnē(y)ə, -ēlyə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese manilha or Spanish manilla, probably from Catalan manilla, diminutive of mà hand, from Latin manus — more at manual
: a piece of metal shaped like a horseshoe originally mainly of copper alloys but later of iron used by some peoples of western Africa for ornamental purposes and as a medium of exchange especially in conjunction with ceremonial exchanges