The Collaborative International Dictionary
Manila \Ma*nil"a\, Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, a.
Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
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Manila paper or the color of manila papaer.
Manila cheroot or Manila cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
Usage examples of "manila cigar".
Lazada had a huge Manila cigar in one hand and a fan in the other.
Zircon lighted a Manila cigar and sat back in his chair, a look of pure contentment on his face.
His railings against the evils of drink and tobacco were his trademark, which would undoubtedly have led the faithful to goggle at the Manila cigar he now held in one hand and the glass of that most delicate though strong of spirits, Hungarian barack, in the other.