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How to pronounce manicule

American English pronunciation

MAN-ih-kyool

IPA
/ˈmænɪˌkjul/
Syllables
MAN · ih · kyool (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)

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What manicule means

noun

A little pointing-hand symbol in the margin

In a sentence: Someone had drawn a manicule beside the best recipe in the old cookbook.

Where it comes from: Borrowed from a Latin word meaning "little hand."

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