mano
Americannoun
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manos
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mano
1895–1900, < Spanish: literally, hand < Latin manus; cf. manual
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Over a summer of these mano a mano showdowns, the Gators’ strength numbers steadily climbed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Just like that, they’re going head to head, toe to toe, mano a mango.”
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
Sam Song Li is describing a scene from Netflix's dark action-comedy "The Brothers Sun," in which he and his onscreen brother played by Justin Chien are going mano a mano with . . . dinosaurs.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2024
Among Italians, "mano morta" accurately pinpoints this intentional behaviour.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
"Mano, nera, mano nera--the Black Hand," she repeated over and over again, and Edward, who had heard her history, realized that something she had seen had set her mind in the old train of thought.
From Ethel Morton at Rose House by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
Quitapenas singer Daniel Gomez opens the lament by describing the "callos en las palmas de tus manos" — the callouses on your hands — of his brother, then turns to a sister's endless working days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
“Pon las manos atras,” one of the agents shouted.
From Washington Post
Some time in the middle rounds, Duran's right hand began to ache, and anyway, Duran did well to keep his manos de piedras up to defend himself in the last two rounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Rollo," said Mr. George, "I am going to put the whole business of the buono manos into your hands."
From Rollo in Naples by Jacob Abbott
Always the same man, Alonzo," said the captain with a contemptuous laugh; "just fit to say 'beso las manos a su señoria,' and to cringe and bow before counts and marquises.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various
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