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[ mah-noh; Spanish mah-naw ] / ˈmɑ noʊ; Spanish ˈmɑ nɔ /
noun, plural ma·nos [mah-nohz; Spanish mah-naws]. /ˈmɑ noʊz; Spanish ˈmɑ nɔs/. the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate. Origin of mano1895–1900, Americanism;<Spanish: literally, hand <Latin manus;cf. manual Words nearby manomannose, mannosidosis, Mann, Thomas, Mann-Whitney test, Manny, mano, Manoah, mano a mano, manoao, manoeuvre, Man of Destiny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for manoThere are still moments when referees clear out like rubberneckers to allow players to go mano a mano. Derek Boogaard: The Player Hockey Hooked by Feeding Him Painkillers|Buzz Bissinger|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the most recent opinion polls show that Sarkozy will lose that mano a mano matchup by a landslide. French Election: Four Ways Nicolas Sarkozy Got Screwed|Christopher Dickey|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST The function of these primitive mills is to grind, necessitating a rough contact between the surface of the mano and the metate. The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza Unpleasant thoughts of the Maffiusi—the Mano Nera we loosely call them—swept through me. Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs
Mano was the leader of the ship's band, but he was not to be found. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island|Roger Thompson Finlay He could not count the number killed, but supposed them to be Mano, or ten thousand, and hence the name of the island Manono. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner Berretta in mano non fece mai danno—Cap in hand never harmed any one. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
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