manzana

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• mazana

Etymology

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Noun

manzana f (plural manzanas)

1. apple

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “manzana”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish manzana

Noun

manzana

1. apple.

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Spanish

manzanas

Etymology

From earlier mazana, from Vulgar Latin (Iberian dialect) mattiana, shortened from Latin malum matianum (literally “apple of Matius”), referring to a kind of apple. Matius, a friend of Caesar, was a Roman horticulturist and author of cookbooks.

Cognate with Portuguese maçã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /manˈθana/, [mãn̟ˈθa.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /manˈsana/, [mãnˈsa.na]

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• Hyphenation: man‧za‧na
• Rhymes: -ana

Noun

manzana f (plural manzanas)

1. apple
2. city block

   Synonym: (Latin America) cuadra

   dar la vuelta a la manzana ― go around the block

3. (colloquial, in the plural) butterfingers

Derived terms

• Gran Manzana
• manzana de Adán
• manzana de agua
• manzana de caramelo
• manzana podrida
• manzanar
• manzana silvestre
• manzanilla
• manzanita
• manzano
• peras y manzanas
• supermanzana
• zumo de manzana

 

Further reading

• “manzana” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manzana.

Noun

manzana

1. apple

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 20