maniobra
/maˈnjobɾa/ · B2 · noun · f
maneuver
✋🛠️ mano + obra = hand + work: a maneuver is skilled handwork
From Latin manu operari, to work by hand, via French manœuvre. In Spanish you can still see both parts: mano (hand) + obra (work), the same obra as in obra de arte. It is feminine: la maniobra.