I. ˈmä(ˌ)nō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish, literally, hand, from Latin manus — more at manual
: a handstone used as the upper millstone for grinding maize and other grains — compare metate
II. noun
( plural mano or manos )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Negro people inhabiting the northern tip of the central province of the Republic of Liberia, West Africa, and the adjacent territory of French West Africa to the north
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Mande language of the Mano people
III. məˈnō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hawaiian manō shark
Hawaii : any of several large sharks (as the man-eater)