camanance

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl camatl (“mouth”) + nantzin (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kamaˈnanθe/ [ka.maˈnãn̟.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kamaˈnanse/ [ka.maˈnãn.se]
• Rhymes: -anθe
• Rhymes: -anse
• Syllabification: ca‧ma‧nan‧ce

Noun

camanance m (plural camanances)

1. (Central America) dimple

   Synonym: hoyuelo

   ¡Mirá qué bonitos camanances tiene!

   Look how pretty dimples he has!

Related terms

• hoyuelo

 

Further reading

• “camanance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014