nada

na·da

[nah-duh]
noun Informal.
nothing; zero; none: I have absolutely no motivation—zilch, zip, nada!

Origin:
< Spanish

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nada (ˈnɑːdə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal chiefly (US) nothing
 
[C20: Spanish]

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Nada is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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nada
slang, "nothing," 1933, introduced by Hemingway, from Sp., "nothing," from L. (res) nata "small, insignificant thing," lit. "(thing) born."
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nada definition

[ˈnɑdɑ]
  1. n.
    nothing; none. (Spanish.) : I asked him, but he didn't say nada.
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NADA
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