ñáñigo
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Efik nyanyingo (“the one who wears the nyanya, an ornament that covers the shoulders and chest of the ritual dancers”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editñáñigo (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