ñáñigo
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Efik nyanyingo (“the one who wears the nyanya, an ornament that covers the shoulders and chest of the ritual dancers”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ñáñigo (feminine ñáñiga, masculine plural ñáñigos, feminine plural ñáñigas)
- referring to the members of the Abakuá, an Afro-Cuban men’s secret society
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ñáñigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10