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mano.

hand

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈma.no/
  1. hand

    feminine
  2. front foot

    feminine
  3. means of execution of an action or a job; ability, skill, dexterity, labor

    feminine · figuratively
  4. style, characteristic mark of someone

    feminine · figuratively
  5. handwriting, calligraphy

    broadly · feminine · figuratively
  6. help, support

    feminine · figuratively
  7. each of the sides corresponding to the two hands, either left or right

    feminine
  8. each of the two directions in which vehicular traffic flows on a street

    broadly · feminine
  9. round

    feminine
  10. phase

    broadly · feminine
  11. occasional sexual intercourse

    feminine · slang
  12. coat of paint, layer of varnish

    feminine
  13. handful

    feminine
  14. order, series, row

    feminine · figuratively
  15. manicure

    colloquial · feminine · plural
  16. team of workers

    feminine · uncommon
  17. set of characteristics of a fabric and similar revealed by touch that establishes its specific use

    feminine
  18. charge of a hand, either appaumé or aversant, of carnation and argent tincture

    feminine
  19. handwriting of each individual writer and its unique characteristics

    feminine
  20. power and authority, often of the paterfamilias

    Roman · feminine · historical
  21. maniple, platoon, company

    feminine · literary
  22. group, squad, gang

    broadly · feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin manus (whence also English manual, etc.), 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 a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.