ñaño

See also: nano, nano-, -nano, nanó-, and Nan'ō

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲaɲo/ [ˈɲa.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -aɲo
  • Syllabification: ña‧ño

Adjective

ñaño

  1. neuter singular of ñañu

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua ñaña.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲaɲo/ [ˈɲa.ɲo]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲo
  • Syllabification: ña‧ño

Noun

ñaño m (plural ñaños, feminine ñaña, feminine plural ñañas)

  1. (colloquial, Ecuador, Chile) older brother
  2. (colloquial, Ecuador) a male relative, such as a cousin or uncle, with whom one has a close affective relationship
  3. (colloquial, Andes, Colombia) brother, especially a liked one
  4. (colloquial, informal, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru) brother

Further reading

  • “ñaño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
  • Edwin B. Williams (1968) The New College Spanish and English Dictionary, United States: Amsco School Publications
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