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manana

[mah-nyah-nah; Eng. muh-nyah-nuh] Origin

ma·ña·na

[mah-nyah-nah; Eng. muh-nyah-nuh] Spanish.
noun
1.
tomorrow; the (indefinite) future.
adverb
2.
tomorrow; in the (indefinite) future.
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Manana is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Word Origin & History

manana
from Sp. mañana, "tomorrow," from cras manñana, lit. "tomorrow early," from V.L. *maneana "early," from L. mane "in the morning," from PIE *ma- "good" (cf. mature, matins), with notion of "occurring at a good time, timely, early."
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Slang Dictionary

mañana definition

[məˈnjɑnə]
  1. mod.
    tomorrow; in the future, not now. (Spanish.) : It's always mañana with you. Isn't there any “today” or “now” in your vocabulary? , He's a mañana kind of guy. You know—real laid back.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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