mano
noun
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
manos
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pluralof mano.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
"But, uncle George," said Rollo, "I can't pay the buono manos in gold."
From Rollo in Naples by Jacob Abbott
And yet some others surmounting in all courtly ciuilitie will say, Los manos & los piedes.
From The Arte of English Poesie by George Puttenham
