manso

See also: Manso

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish manso (“tame”).

Adjective

manso

1. meek; tame

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.so/, [ˈmän̪s̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -anso
• Stress: mànso
• Hyphenation: man‧so

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *mānsus, back-formed from Latin mānsuētus.

Adjective

manso (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansi, feminine plural manse)

1. (literary, regional) meek, tame
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback, in Italian), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XXVIII, lines 76–78, page 416:

     Quali si stanno ruminando manse ¶ le capre, state rapide e proterve ¶ sovra le cime avante che sien pranse

     Even as in ruminating passive grow the goats, who have been swift and venturesome upon the mountain-tops ere they were fed

   Synonyms: docile, mansueto

Related terms

• mansueto

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin mānsum (“residence”), from Latin mānsus, perfect passive participle of maneō (“I stay, remain”).

Noun

manso m (plural mansi)

1. (historical) An amount of land (usually 12 jugerums) considered cultivable yearly by using two oxen or a single plough.

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Latin

Participle

mānsō

1. dative masculine singular of mānsus
2. dative neuter singular of mānsus
3. ablative masculine singular of mānsus
4. ablative neuter singular of mānsus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.su/
• Hyphenation: man‧so
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃su

Adjective

manso m (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansos, feminine plural mansas, comparable)

1. (of animals) tame (mild and well-behaved)
2. (of people) meek; submissive (following orders without protest)
3. (of nature and natural phenomena) mild; gentle; tranquil

Synonyms

• (submissive): submisso
• (mild): tranquilo, calmo, brando

Related terms

• amansar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanso/, [ˈmãnso]

Adjective

manso (feminine singular mansa, masculine plural mansos, feminine plural mansas)

1. tame, meek; not threatening

Antonyms

• bravo, amenazante, agresivo, peligroso, perrucho

Derived terms

• amansar

Related terms

• mansedumbre

Further reading

• “manso” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.