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mano.

hand

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmano/[ˈma.no]

  1. hand

    feminine
    Lávate las manos.

  2. front foot

    feminine

  3. round; hand

    feminine

  4. coat, lick

    feminine

  5. hand

    feminine

  6. skill, talent

    feminine

  7. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)

    feminine

  8. A group of people united for a job

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish mano, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Cognate with Galician man and Portuguese mão. Compare French main.

noun/ˈmano/[ˈma.no]

  1. buddy, friend, bro, homie

    Canary-Islands · Caribbean · Central-America · Colombia · Mexico · Peru · Venezuela · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *genamen Latin *genmen Latin germen Latin germānus Old Spanish ermano Spanish hermanoclip. Spanish mano Clipping of hermano (“brother, sibling”).

verb/ˈmano/[ˈma.no]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of manar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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