mana
Spanish, noun
mana is spelled M-A-N-A (4 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,247th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “manna” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of mano. With a tilde, maña is a different word: “skill, aptitude, knack”. With an accent, maná is a different word: “manna”.
What does mana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemanna
noun
- 1
femininespring (of water)
noun
- 1
Mexicofeminineslangfemale equivalent of mano
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
feminineskill, aptitude, knack
- 2
femininetrick (something designed to fool)
- 3
Latin-Americafemininebad habit, vice, mania
- 4
Latin-Americafemininebad temper, ill humor
noun
- 1
masculinemanna
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of maño
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of maño
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of maño
suffix
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of -mano
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of manar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Según el Antiguo Testamento, alimento milagroso que Dios hizo llover del cielo para librar del hambre a los israelitas durante sus penurias al atravesar el desierto durante su éxodo 2. Laxante moderado producto de la coagulación espontánea de la savia del fresno florido (Fraxinus ornus) al entrar en contacto con el aire cuando se practican incisiones en su corteza. Es una masa blanca de tono amarillento. 3. Cualquiera de los productos de características y propiedades afines a las del maná₂ que se obtienen mediante incisiones de otras especies vegetales como el eucalipto, el alerce y otros.
noun: 1. Destreza, habilidad. 2. Artificio o astucia. 3. Hábito, costumbre. 4. Mala costumbre, mal hábito.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mana
- manas plural
- mañas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to mana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mana in Spanish?
mana appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).