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Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲaɲo/,
- Rhymes: -aɲo
- Hyphenation: ña‧ño
Adjective
ñaño
- neuter singular of ñañu
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua ñaña.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲaɲo/
- Rhymes: -aɲo
- Syllabification: ña‧ño
Noun
ñaño m (plural ñaños, feminine ñaña, feminine plural ñañas)
- (colloquial, Ecuador, Chile) older brother
- (colloquial, Ecuador) a male relative, such as a cousin or uncle, with whom one has a close affective relationship
- (colloquial, Andes, Colombia) brother, especially a liked one
- (colloquial, informal, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru) brother
Further reading
- “ñaño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
- Edwin B. Williams (1968) The New College Spanish and English Dictionary, United States: Amsco School Publications