manga

/ˈmanɡa/ · B1 · noun · f

sleeve

manga — sleeve

👕 manga comes from Latin manica, from manus = hand: the sleeve ends at your mano

Spanish mano (hand) and manga (sleeve) share the same Latin root, manus. A sleeve is the part of a garment that runs down to the hand. In sport, una manga is one round or heat of a competition, which is where the meaning set comes from.

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