manecilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mano +‎ -ecilla.

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): /maneˈsiʝa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /maneˈsiʎa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /maneˈsiʃa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /maneˈsiʒa/ [ma.neˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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

Syllabification: ma‧ne‧ci‧lla

Noun

manecilla f (plural manecillas)

hand (of a clock)
Synonym: manilla
pointer, needle, arrow (of an instrument)
doorknob
Synonyms: perilla, pomo
(typography) manicule
Synonym: manícula

Derived terms

Further reading

“manecilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024