alamano

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a la mano (“by the hand”). Compare Kapampangan galamanu, Cebuano lamano, Waray-Waray lamano, and Maranao lamano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈmano/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈma.no]
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧ma‧no

Noun

alamano

1. handshake

Derived terms

• agalamano

References

• Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000) “alamano”, in Byron W. Bender, editor, Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano‎^[1] (overall work in English and Ilocano), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 20

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alemano (less common)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alamannus. Doublet of alemão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈma.nu/

Noun

alamano m (plural alamanos)

1. (historical) one of the Alemanni, a Germanic confederation