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manco.

faulty, imperfect, maimed, missing something

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈman.ko/

  1. faulty, imperfect, maimed, missing something

    archaic · error-lua-exec · literary

  2. left

    error-lua-exec
    la mano manca
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂n-ko- (“maimed in the hand”), from *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én- (“hand”).

adv/ˈman.ko/

  1. not even

    colloquial · error-lua-exec
    Ma manco a farlo apposta mi usciva così
    Manco per idea./Manco morto.

  2. less

    error-lua-exec · literary
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂n-ko- (“maimed in the hand”), from *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én- (“hand”).

noun/ˈman.ko/

  1. lack, shortage

    error-lua-exec · literary · masculine · uncountable
    avere manco di una cosa
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from mancare + -o.

verb/ˈman.ko/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mancare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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