English–Spanish

“hand” in Spanish

Spanish

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Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmano/

Example

Lávate las manos antes de comer.

Wash your hands before eating.

Illustration for mano (hand)

How to say “hand” in Spanish

“Hand” in Spanish is mano.

Human palm with fingers curled around a tool to show manipulation.

Full entry for mano: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with mano

Los voluntarios se pusieron manos a la obra para limpiar el parque.

The volunteers got to work to clean the park.

Tips for using mano

  • Spanish commonly uses the definite article with body parts after verbs (Se lavó las manos rather than *se lavó sus manos), so expect mano to follow that pattern.

Other Spanish words for “hand”

¿Me puedes entregar esto?

Can you hand this to me?

“hand” in other languages