mañana
Americannoun
adverb
noun
Etymology
Origin of mañana
First recorded in 1840–45; from Spanish: “morning, tomorrow,” from Vulgar Latin maneana (unrecorded), feminine of maneanus “early,” equivalent to Latin māne “early in the morning” + -ānus -an ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Our leaders and elders have long urged us to practice resilience and think of mañana when things don’t turn out how we want them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Carla recalls the Spanish saying, “Hoy semillas, mañana flores,” which translates to “Seeds today, flowers tomorrow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
According to Barry Fraser, Scooby's response was always "Tranquilo mañana" or "everything's cool".
From BBC ● May 29, 2019
“This is Somerset. We invented the word mañana and sold it to the Spanish,” a female Land Rover driver says jauntily.
From Economist ● May 12, 2016
When she’d been stuck on the boat in the storm, the lady with the two little kids had said everything would be all right mañana.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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