Manso

noun

Man·​so

ˈmän(ˌ)sō,

ˈman-

plural -s

1

: a Tanoan people of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico

2

: a member of the Manso people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from manso tame, gentle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin mansus, alteration of Latin mansuetus

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