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manada [muh-nah-duh] ExamplesWord Origin noun Southwestern U.S.
- a herd of horses.
Origin of manada 1835–45; American Spanish, Spanish: herd, flock, crowd, perhaps to be identified with Old Spanish manada handful, derivative of mano hand Latin manus Examples from the Web for manada Historical Examples of manada
There were twelve hundred head of cattle, and a “manada” of mares and colts, beside something over thirteen thousand sheep.
William C. Tetley
A manada of about ten thousand head was two leagues off on the plain, quietly grazing in the company of a few elks and buffaloes.
Gustave Aimard
In the meanwhile a tremendous struggle was going on in the ravine between the hunters and the rest of the manada.
Gustave Aimard
All at once a terrible crash was heard, and the vanguard of the manada appeared on the skirt of the forest.
Gustave Aimard
Manada is the name given in the old Spanish possessions to an assemblage of several thousand wild animals.
Gustave Aimard