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maneta

Pronunciation: [məˈne̞.tə]

“maneta” is a Catalan word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. handle of a machine or tool used to apply a rotational force, such as the handle of an oar or a screwdriver
  2. crank; a bent piece of an axle, or shaft, or an arm attached at right angles to the end of a shaft or wheel
  3. pestle
  4. clock hand
  5. fingerless glove; specifically one worn to avoid the effects of friction on the hand when using a rope
  6. a cluster of agaric mushrooms before the fruiting bodies open to reveal the gills
  7. mushroom of the genus Ramaria
  8. Alcyonium palmatum; a soft coral named for protrusions that resemble fingers
  9. forelimb of a quadruped

In Catalan

  1. Mà petita.
  2. Peça dels rellotges analògics que assenyala les hores o els minuts.
  3. Peça d'algunes màquines que, en accionar-la es posa en marxa el mecanisme.

Etymology

From mà (“hand”) + -eta (diminutive).

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