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Italian word

manico

handle (of a tool or pot)

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maniac

a person with wild or dangerous behaviour

⚠️ The trap

The Italian word for a maniac is 'maniaco'. 'Manico' is purely a physical handle — of a knife, a pot, a guitar (the neck).

To say "a person with wild or dangerous behaviour" in Italian:

maniaco (for maniac)

"manico" in English means:

handle (of a tool or pot)

Example

"Il manico della padella si è rotto."

"The handle of the frying pan broke."

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