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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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