a manos llenas
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “at full hands”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ˌmanos ˈʝenas/ [a ˌma.noz ˈʝe.nas] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /a ˌmanos ˈʎenas/ [a ˌma.noz ˈʎe.nas] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /a ˌmanos ˈʃenas/ [a ˌma.nos ˈʃe.nas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /a ˌmanos ˈʒenas/ [a ˌma.nos ˈʒe.nas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: a ma‧nos lle‧nas
Adverb
- generously; copiously
- Synonyms: generosamente, copiosamente
Further reading
- “a manos llenas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025