mano

[ mah-noh; Spanish mah-naw ]

noun,plural ma·nos

[mah-nohz; Spanish mah-naws]. /ˈmɑ noʊz; Spanish ˈmɑ nɔs/.

the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.

Origin of mano

1895–1900, Americanism;<Spanish: literally, hand <Latin manus;cf. manual

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There are still moments when referees clear out like rubberneckers to allow players to go mano a mano.
Derek Boogaard: The Player Hockey Hooked by Feeding Him Painkillers | Buzz Bissinger | June 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But the most recent opinion polls show that Sarkozy will lose that mano a mano matchup by a landslide.
French Election: Four Ways Nicolas Sarkozy Got Screwed | Christopher Dickey | April 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Filmgoers may be forgiven for expecting a climactic airborne mano-à-mano with Darth Vader—I mean Hitler.
Red Tails Overlooks the Story of America’s First Black Pilots | Marc Wortman | January 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
CNN wants emotions, theatrics, the stamping of feet, mano-a-mano anger, and outrage contests.
The President Vs. the Press | Eric Alterman | March 25, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
“These mano-a-mano things always appeal to sports fans,” says Don Ohlmeyer, the former president of NBC Sports.
The Game That Turned March Mad | Seth Davis | March 17, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

"Con no mas personas que con cinco seys que son el cabo de todo esto, los tomasen su mano y les cortasen las cabeas," etc.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
He is only robbed by the hotel keepers and their employees who think more of buona mano than anything else.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
E vedesi chi perde con gran soffi, E bestemmiar colla mano alia mascella, E ricever e dar di molti ingoffi.
Romola | George Eliot
Es que se hunden los alczares de cristal que edific la mano del invierno.
Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
Por un momento crey que una mano fra y descarnada le sujetaba en aquel punto con una fuerza invencible.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

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