manha

/ˈmɐ̃ɲɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as manhas

Meaning

  1. cunning

    • Tem manha.

      He has cunning.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

astúcia

astúcia is more formal or literary; manha is more colloquial, and can also mean "knack" for doing something, or a child's tantrum — both mean "cunning."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

astucia

astucia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cunning."

Spanish

astuto

astuto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cunning."

Spanish

picardía

picardía is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cunning."

Practice

1 What does manha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches manha?

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