manna

Meaning

1. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
2. Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
3. 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

Synonyms

miraculous food

manna from heaven

maintenance

food

🍽️

windfall

nourishment

godsend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmænə/

Etymology

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