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mancino

left-handed

adjective man-CHEE-noh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Appearance

Also means

underhand, sinister

Usage Note

Mancino primarily means left-handed (un giocatore mancino, a left-handed player) and, by extension, can mean underhanded or deceitful (un colpo mancino, a dirty trick). As a noun il mancino means a left-handed person. The feminine form is mancina.

Examples

"Mio fratello è mancino e scrive con la sinistra."

Natural Translation

My brother is left-handed and writes with his left hand.

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