manna
Pronunciation
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmænə/
manna (uncountable)
- (biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
- 1596-99, Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act V, scene i:
- Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way / Of starved people.
- 1596-99, Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act V, scene i:
- The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.
- 1966, Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, ISBN 1-86436-013-5, page 14, discussing old Australian foods
- The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing.
- 1966, Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, ISBN 1-86436-013-5, page 14, discussing old Australian foods
- French: manne
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004