manila

adjective

ma·​nila mə-ˈni-lə 

variants or less commonly manilla

1

Manila : made from Manila hemp

2

: made of manila paper

manila noun

Examples of manila in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the fourth door, Kuhn ran through the rain to drop off the bag of food and the manila envelope. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 24 Apr. 2020

That's where the experts come in to put us on the right track and save us from grabbing a manila envelope, stuffing, sighing, and calling it a day. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 26 May 2020

Several graduates wore caps and gowns; one had fashioned a makeshift diploma from a manila envelope. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 6 May 2020

Copies of some of these stories were later sent to the State Department stuffed in a manila envelope. — Anchorage Daily News, 11 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing manila

• manila paper

Rhymes for manila

• axilla
• flotilla
• gorilla
• guerilla
• guerrilla
• manilla
• mantilla
• maxilla
• mesilla
• papilla
• priscilla
• scintilla

Kids Definition

manila

adjective

ma·​nila mə-ˈnil-ə 

often capitalized

: made of manila paper or from Manila hemp

manila folder

manila rope

Geographical Definition

Manila

geographical name

Ma·​nila mə-ˈni-lə 

city and port on Manila Bay (an inlet of the South China Sea), on the western coast of Luzon, Philippines population 1,661,000

Note: Manila serves as capital of the Philippines.