mañana

[ mah-nyah-nah; English muh-nyah-nuh ]

noun

1. tomorrow; the (indefinite) future.

adverb

1. tomorrow; in the (indefinite) future.

mañana

/ məˈnjɑːnə; maˈɲana /

noun

1. 1. tomorrow
   2. some other and later time

Word History and Origins

Origin of mañana¹

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

It is not always in Spain—the land of the unexpected—that Mañana verémos is foolishness.

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On the left bank of the Guadiana it is summarised by the word mañana; on the right bank the word used is amanhã.

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No 'mañana' with me, boy; right here and now you're going to give me an exhibition of rapid penmanship.

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It was late when we said “buenas noches” to our friends, and we parted with a mutual “hasta la mañana.”

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One of these is "by and by," which he uses with the same frequency that a Spaniard does his favorite mañana por la mañano.

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