maña
Asturian
Crimean Tatar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɲa/
Etymology 1
Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill or ability"”), itself possibly from Latin manus (“hand”). The sense of "mania" may have been influenced by manía, from the (unrelated) Latin mania. Compare Portuguese manha.
Noun
maña f (plural mañas)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Further reading
- “maña” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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