pasamano

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pasamano.

Noun

pasamano (plural pasamani)

1. handrail, railing

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pasamanos

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pasa (“to pass”) +‎ mano (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpasaˈmano/ [ˌpa.saˈma.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: pa‧sa‧ma‧no

Noun

pasamano m (plural pasamanos)

1. handrail

Derived terms

• pasamanero

Further reading

• “pasamano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10