ñáñigo
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