mañana

/maˈɲana/ · A1 · adv

tomorrow

🌅 From Latin maneana (early), from mane = morning; cousin of matinee

Latin mane meant in the morning. Spanish stretched it two ways: la mañana is the morning, and plain mañana is the next morning, hence tomorrow. Sound hook: ma-NYA-na, the ñ is the ny in canyon.

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