mañana
American
[mah-nyah-nah, muh-nyah-nuh]
/ mɑˈnyɑ nɑ, məˈnyɑ nə /
noun
adverb
mañana
British
/ məˈnjɑːnə, maˈɲana /
noun
Etymology
Origin of mañana
First recorded in 1840–45; from Spanish: “morning, tomorrow,” from Vulgar Latin maneana (unrecorded), feminine of maneanus “early,” equivalent to Latin māne “early in the morning” + -ānus -an ( def. )
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