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Added 10 October 2026

manna

/ˈmænə/ noun

Latin root: manna Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manna at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

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