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Manna vs Nanna - What's the difference?

manna | nanna |

Nanna is a synonym of manna.



As nouns the difference between manna and nanna

is that manna is food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus while nanna is grandmother.

As a proper noun Nanna is

a goddess, the wife of Balder.

manna

English

Alternative forms

* (possibly archaic) mana

Noun

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  • Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
  • By extension, any good thing which comes into one's hands by luck or good fortune.
  • The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.[http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html]
  • * 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.

    Derived terms

    * Australian manna * manna ash * mannitol * mannose * Persian manna * tamarisk manna

    External links

    * (wikipedia "manna")

    Anagrams

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    nanna

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • grandmother
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