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. )
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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
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
Learning fast: Speaking only Hebrew and using hand gestures, Azarkman never knew what customers meant when they kept saying "mañana, mañana" — tomorrow, tomorrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2015
“Is it true that you are called Lupita Mañana because when your father does not catch as many fish as he wants, you always say, ‘Tomorrow, mañana, you will catch more, Papá?’”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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