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Spanish
Etymology
From no + más. Compare Catalan només.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noˈmas/
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: no‧más
Adverb
nomás
- (Latin America) only, just
- Synonyms: apenas, solo
1993, “Pacas de a kilo”, performed by Los Tigres del Norte:Me gusta andar por la sierra, me crié entre los matorrales / Ahí aprendí a hacer las cuentas nomás contando costales- I like to walk in the mountains, I grew up in the bushes / That's where I learned to do the math just by counting sacks.
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