mañana

American

[mah-nyah-nah, muh-nyah-nuh] / mɑˈnyɑ nɑ, məˈnyɑ nə /

noun

tomorrow; the (indefinite) future.

adverb

tomorrow; in the (indefinite) future.

mañana British

/ məˈnjɑːnə, maˈɲana /

noun

1. tomorrow
2. some other and later time

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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. )

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