manicole

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English

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Etymology

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A manicole or açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea; sense 1) in Belém, Brazil.

Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English manicole, from Lokono manaka.[1] The English word is cognate with Tariana mánaka, Yucuna manakóla.[2]

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manicole (plural manicoles)

  1. (Guyana) A palm tree of the genus Euterpe which is native to Central America, South America, and the West Indies; especially the açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea).
    Synonym: manicole palm
  2. (Guyana, chiefly attributively) The Guyana manicole palm or manacachilla (Prestoea tenuiramosa), a species of palm tree native to South America; also, the wood of this tree.
    Synonym: manicole palm
    • [1796, J[ohn] G[abriel] Stedman, chapter X, in Narrative of a Five Years’ Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; [], volume I, London: J[oseph] Johnson, [], and J. Edwards, [], →OCLC, pages 230–231:
      For theſe erections [huts] not more than two articles are wanting; the firſt the manicole, by the French called latanie, and here paraſalla, or the pine-tree; and the ſecond the nebees, called by the French liannes, by the Spaniards bejucos, and in Surinam tay-tay. The manicole-tree, which is of the palm-tree ſpecies, is moſtly found in marſhy places, and is always a proof of a rich and luxurious ſoil.
      It is unclear from the context which species of manicole is referred to.]
    • 1995, Andrew Henderson, Gloria Galeano, Rodrigo Bernal, “Prestoea”, in Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 128, column 2:
      Prestoea tenuiramosa [...] "Manicole palm" (Guy[ana]), "manacachilla" (Ven[ezuela]).
    • 2013, M[iroslav] M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette, compilers, Dictionary of Trees: Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology: [], Amsterdam, Boston, Mass.: Academic Press, →ISBN, paragraph 12967, page 533, column 1:
      Pretoea tenuiramosa (Dammer) [...] manicole prestoea, manicole palm
    • [2015 March 19, “Reconstruction of Umana Yana likely for mid-year start”, in Mark Ramotar, editor, Guyana Chronicle[1], number 104133, Georgetown, Guyana: Guyana National Newspapers, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 May 2020, page 13, columns 1–3:
      The structure [the Umana Yana] was erected some 43 years ago. The historic, thatched-roof benab served as a leading centre for cultural events in the city and its roof, constructed from thatched allibanna and manicole palm leaves, had stretched some 55 feet into the air.
      It is unclear from the context which species of manicole is referred to.]

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References

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  1. ^ Michael Aceto (2004–2005) “The Borrowing and Innovation of Food Terms in the Anglophone Caribbean”, in Sargasso, number I, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico, →ISSN, →OCLC, section 2.1.1 (Food Items of Amerindian Origin), page 82:manicole-palm ‘young shoots of a palm tree that are cooked as cabbage’ < Arawak manaka. This form is common in Guyana.
  2. ^ manicole”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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