The Guyana manicole palm or manacachilla (Prestoea tenuiramosa (species)), a species of palm tree native to South America; also, the wood of this tree.
Origin
Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English manicole, from Arawak manaka. The English word is cognate with Tariana mánaka, Yucuna manakóla.
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