ademán

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See also: ademan

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Arabic الضَّمَان (aḍ-ḍamān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adeˈman/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧de‧mán

Noun

ademán m (plural ademanes)

  1. gesture (motion of the body)
    Synonym: gesto
  2. posture, position
  3. (in the plural) manners
    Synonym: modales
    • 2022 May 26, Elsa Fernández-Santos, “El español Albert Serra deslumbra en Cannes con el paraíso crepuscular de su nueva película”, in El País:
      Es el viaje por una isla fantasma de un hombre de ademanes mafiosos y pensamientos erráticos y confusos.
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