manípulo

See also: manipulo and manipuló

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese manipulo, from Latin manipulus, diminutive of manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnipulo/ [mãˈni.pu.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ipulo

Noun

manípulo m (plural manípulos)

1. maniple (part of a priest's vestments)
2. (historical) gauntlet of mail
3. (historical) maniple (a company of Roman soldiers)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “manipulo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “manípulo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “manípulo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “manípulo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manípulo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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)

1. maniple (part of a priest's vestments)
2. (historical) maniple (a company of Roman soldiers)
3. (literary, medicine) handful (the amount that a hand can contain)

   Synonym: puñado

Further reading

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