🇪🇸 Spanish

manos

feminine

las manos

hands

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manos
/las ˈmanos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say manos in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈmanos/

How do you pronounce manos in Spanish?

manos is pronounced /las ˈmanos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La mano izquierda es más débil que la derecha.

The left hand is weaker than the right one.

Mi mano está mojada y sucia después de trabajar en el jardín.

My hand is wet and dirty after working in the garden.

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Why is it feminine?

Manos is feminine because it derives from Latin "manus," which was feminine in the original language, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. This is an exception to the typical pattern where Latin feminine nouns ending in "-us" became masculine in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for hands?

The Spanish word for hands is las manos — feminine.

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