mano

ma·no

M0085350 (mä′nō)n. pl. ma·nos A handheld stone or roller for grinding corn or other grains on a metate.

[Spanish, hand, mano, from Latin manus, hand; see manner.]

mano

(ˈmɑːnəʊ) n, pl -nosa primitive stone for grinding grain

mano

(ˈmɑːnəʊ) npl -nos or -noes (Animals) US a clam with a soft shell

ma•no

(ˈmɑ noʊ)

n., pl. -nos. the upper or hand-held stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate. [1895–1900, Amer.; < Sp: literally, hand < Latin manus]

Mano

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Mano

(self-designation, Mah, Mana), a people living in Liberia and the Republic of the Ivory Coast. Population, including the Dan, Kweni, and other related peoples, approximately 600,000 (1967, estimate). The Mano language is related to the Mande language family. The Mano religion consists of the worship of natural forces and ancestor worship; some Mano profess Islam. Their occupations are farming (millet, rice) and cattle breeding.

REFERENCES

Sobchenko, A. I. “Liberiia.” Sovetskaia etnografiia, 1953, no. 4.

MANO

Acronym	Definition
MANO➣Management & Orchestration (European Telecommunications Standards Institute Industry Specification Group)
MANO➣Mediation Association of Northeast Ohio
MANO➣Mexican American Neighbor Organization (San Diego, CA)
MANO➣Mexican American Network of Odessa, Inc. (chamber of commerce; Texas)