mano

American  

[mah-noh, mah-naw] / ˈmɑ noʊ, ˈmɑ nɔ /

noun

plural

manos

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

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Etymology

Origin of mano

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

Example Sentences

“These are the best and brightest students who are going to be great allies of the U.S. if they were to spend time there,” said Rebecca Zeigler Mano, an American who promoted American universities for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mano advised one Zimbabwean who went on to attend Duke, Yale and Harvard universities and is now an oncologist specializing in lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is the kind of talent we’re shutting out,” Mano said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1975, they released the album Metiendo Mano! - a collaboration said to be his first foray into intellectual salsa that paved the way for the classic albums Maestra Vida and Canciones del Solar de los Aburridos.

From BBC

They collaborated briefly on Colón’s 1975 LP “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly,” cementing their partnership in the 1977 album “Metiendo Mano,” which delved into socio-political themes, notably in their track “Pablo Pueblo,” which shares the story of a working class man with broken dreams halted by toils of daily life.

From Los Angeles Times