Meaning of lamánu

lamánu

Cebuano

v. 1. shake hands. Naglamánu ang managkuntra apan dúmut gihápun, The two protagonists shook hands but they still were full of hatred. Lamanúhun ku ang bag-ung kasal, I’ll shake hands with the newly-weds; 2. join two edges of metal sheets with one hooked into the other. Lamanúhun (ilamánu) ta lang pagsumpay, Let’s join it bending the two edges around so that one fits into the other; n. 1. handshake; 2. joint of two things whereby the two things fit into each other. Nabungkas ang lamánu sa baldi, The pail came apart because the joint where the edges of the metal were made to fit into each other came apart; 3. powdered milk donated by the U.S. government which bears a picture of a handshake (slang).