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mano

Spanish, noun

mano is spelled M-A-N-O (4 letters) and appears 240 times per million words in written Spanish, the 340th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mano is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of manar. With a tilde, maño is a different word: “native or inhabitant of Aragón (usually male)”. With an accent, manó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of manar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Extremidad prensil y articulada en el extremo distal del brazo de los antropoides”.

What does mano mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehand

    Lávate las manos.

  2. 2

    femininefront foot

  3. 3

    feminineround; hand

  4. 4

    femininecoat, lick

  5. 5

    femininehand

  6. 6

    feminineskill, talent

  7. 7

    femininemano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)

  8. 8

    feminineA group of people united for a job

noun

  1. 1

    Mexicomasculineslangbuddy, friend, bro, homie

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of manar

suffix

as -mano
  1. 1

    masculine-mane, -maniac

suffix

as -mano
  1. 1

    -mane, -manic, -maniacal

adjective

as maño
  1. 1

    archaicbig, large

adjective

as maño
  1. 1

    of, from or relating to Aragón

noun

as maño
  1. 1

    masculinenative or inhabitant of Aragón (usually male)

verb

as manó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of manar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Extremidad prensil y articulada en el extremo distal del brazo de los antropoides. 2. Por extensión, extremo prensil de alguna extremidad, como los pies en algunos simios o la trompa en el elefante. 3. Pie delantero de los cuadrúpedos. 4. Pie de un cuadrúpedo, preparado como alimento.

adjective: 1. Dicho de una calle: que reglamentariamente circula en el mismo sentido que aquel en el que se la tomó o que aquel en el que se la quiere tomar.

noun: 1. Tratamiento dirigido a un amigo o para referirse a alguien de forma afectuosa.

adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Aragón.

noun: 1. Se utiliza para referirse a una persona cualquiera. 2. Hermano.^([cita requerida])

adjective: 1. Variante obsoleta de magno.

suffix: 1. Elemento compositivo que significa desde "pasión" hasta "obsesión compulsiva" por lo que indica el elemento que acompaña..

suffix: 1. Grafía alternativa 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 mano

  • manos plural
  • mana feminine
  • manas feminine plural
  • maña feminine
  • maños masculine plural
  • mañas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to mano

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is mano in Spanish?

mano appears 240 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).

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