Etymology

mano destra

Today it means: In musical notation, an instruction for the pianist to use the right hand. Full definition →

Italian mano
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  1. Italian · derived frommano“hand”
  2. English todaymano destra

From Italian mano (“hand”) and destra (“right”).

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