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Sicilian
Etymology
Literally, “to throw the hands”. Compare Italian mettere mano.
Verb
jittari li manu
- to work hard
- sapiri unni jittari li manu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Jetta li manu e fa na frocia.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (literally, “He works hard and makes an omelette.”)
References
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “manu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 2390–2391