manada
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of manada
First recorded in 1835–45; from American Spanish, Spanish: “herd, flock, crowd,” perhaps to be identified with Old Spanish manada “handful,” derivative of mano “hand,” from Latin manus
Example Sentences
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Prenda had come to the festival with a group of friends, four men in their mid-20s, who called themselves la manada – the wolf pack.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 23, 2019
The manada followed, at first galloping in line; but this became broken, as the swifter individuals passed ahead of the others, and the drove were soon strung out upon the prairie.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid
Accordingly, before April, we worked every manada which we expected to keep, cutting out all the two-year-old fillies.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
But the very next week did not the pinto come to steal mares from the bay manada?
From Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton
We made camp early that evening on the home river, opposite the range of the manada.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
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