Manil(l)a [Manila, Manilla]

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Manil(l)a [Manila, Manilla]

Type

free base

Denotation

modern capital city of the Philippines; literally there is indigo

Etymology

Spanish Manila; Tagalog Maynila, from may +‎ nila, from nila, from Sanskrit nīla

Evidence

manila, manilas, manilla, nonmanila

Notes

Manilla variant of Manila

Homographs

Manilla