manitoba

Italian

Etymology

From the English toponym Manitoba, from Ojibwe ᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ or Cree ᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ (manitowapow, “spirit strait”), referring to the Narrows of Lake Manitoba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.niˈtɔ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧tò‧ba

Noun

manitoba f (invariable)

1. Manitoba flour (flour of common wheat originating in the Canadian province of Manitoba)

Further reading

• Farina manitoba on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it