ñáñigo

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲaɲiɡo/ [ˈɲa.ɲi.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -aɲiɡo
• Syllabification: ñá‧ñi‧go

Adjective

ñáñigo (feminine ñáñiga, masculine plural ñáñigos, feminine plural ñáñigas)

1. referring to the members of the Abakuá, an Afro-Cuban men’s secret society

Derived terms

• ñáñiguismo

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