manxiula

Catalan

Etymology

Alteration of marcívola, feminine of marcívol (“wilty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məɲˈʃiw.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maɲˈt͡ʃiw.la]

Noun

manxiula f (plural manxiules)

1. a mustard plaster generally prepared with cantharides
2. traveller's joy

   Synonyms: vidalba, ridorta

Hypernyms

• (plaster): emplastre

Related terms

• marcívol

Further reading

• “manxiula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.