maniguette
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French maniguette, ultimately from Portuguese malagueta, q.v.
Noun[edit]
maniguette (plural maniguettes)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Alteration of earlier malaguette, a borrowing of Portuguese malagueta, from Italian meleghetta.
Noun[edit]
maniguette f (plural maniguettes)
- grain of paradise
- malagueta, the plant which produces grains of paradise
- (Louisiana) nutmeg
- Synonym: muscade
- (Louisiana) thingamajig
- Synonym: machin
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “maniguette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
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