maña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mana"

Asturian

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill or ability"”), itself possibly from Latin manus (“hand”). Compare Spanish maña, Galician maña, Portuguese manha.

Noun

maña f (plural mañes)

1. skill

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Crimean Tatar

Pronoun

maña

1. to me

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɲa/ [ˈma.ɲa]

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)

1. skill, aptitude, knack

   Synonyms: destreza, habilidad, talento

2. trick (something designed to fool)
3. (Latin America) bad habit, vice, mania

   Synonyms: vicio, resabio, manía

4. (Latin America) bad temper, ill humor

   Synonym: cólera

Derived terms

• amañar
• artimaña

Related terms

• mañoso
• manía

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

maña

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective maño.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

maña

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective maño.

Noun

maña f (plural mañas, masculine maño, masculine plural maños)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of maño

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001