manojo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin manuc(u)lus, modified ultimately from Latin manipulus. Compare Portuguese molho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnoxo/ [maˈno.xo]
• Rhymes: -oxo
• Syllabification: ma‧no‧jo

Noun

manojo m (plural manojos)

1. handful, bunch

   Synonym: puñado

Derived terms

• estar hecho un manojo de nervios
• manojo de nervios
• narciso de manojo

 

Related terms

• mano
• manopla

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: manojo

Further reading

• “manojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28