manito
Spanish, noun/maˈnito/
manito is spelled M-A-N-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manito is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “diminutive of mano (“hand”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Amigo”.
What does manito mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of mano (“hand”)
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of mano (“bro”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Amigo.
noun: 1. Maná aligerado y muy blando que se solía utilizar como laxante para los niños.
noun: 1. Diminutivo de mano.
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 manito
- manitos plural
- manita feminine
- manitas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manito?
- /maˈnito/
- [maˈni.t̪o]
- [maˈnit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is manito in Spanish?
manito appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).