Feminine
ñaña
- (Colombia, colloquial, feminine) sister, especially a liked one
- (Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, colloquial, feminine, informal) sister
- (Chile, Ecuador, colloquial, feminine) older sister
- (Ecuador, colloquial, feminine) a female relative, such as a cousin or aunt, with whom one has a close affective relationship
- (Latin-America, dated, feminine) nursemaid, wet nurse
- (Spain, dated, feminine, informal, rare) maternal grandmother
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ña‧ña
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɲaɲa/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Quechua ñaña. Most senses likely influenced by nana.
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