manitoba

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manitoba f (invariable)

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

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