maña

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

maña f (plural mañes)

1. skill

maña

1. to me

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɲa/

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.

maña f (plural mañas)

1. skill, aptitude

   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

• amañar
• artimaña

• mañoso
• manía

See the etymology of the main entry.

maña

1. Feminine singular of adjective maño.

See the etymology of the main entry.

maña

1. Feminine singular of adjective maño.

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

1. female equivalent of maño

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