ñáñigo
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Efik nyanyingo (“the one who wears the nyanya, an ornament that covers the shoulders and chest of the ritual dancers”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ñáñigo (feminine ñáñiga, masculine plural ñáñigos, feminine plural ñáñigas)
- referring to the members of the Abakuá, an Afro-Cuban men’s secret society
Further reading[edit]
- “ñáñigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014