buena mano

From buena (“good”) +‎ mano (“hand”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌbwena ˈmano/ [ˌbwe.na ˈma.no]
• Syllabification: bue‧na ma‧no

buena mano f (plural buenas manos)

1. skill, talent, or ability
2. (idiomatic) a good starting hand [of cards] (compare deal a good hand), to be lucky

   Antonym: mala mano

3. (Philippines, idiomatic) to start an event, competition, or transaction in an auspicious manner, such that it sets the tone for the rest of what follows
4. (Philippines, idiomatic) first customer or sale of the day (often sold at a discount) that brings luck for the rest of the day

• “buena mano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• Dimaculangan, Shelly C. (2017) “Filipino Phrases Borrowed from Spanish that You May Find Amusing”, in Shelly Viajera Travel‎^[1]

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌena ˈmano/ [ˌbwɛː.n̪ɐ ˈmaː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: bu‧e‧na ma‧no

buena mano (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈ ᜋᜈᜓ)

1. alternative spelling of buwena mano