What does «ñaña» mean in Spanish?
- Woman who takes care of children; nanny, babysitter, nanny.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Chile - Peru - A woman who lives in a family without being a relative.
♦ Used in: Chile - Sister.
♦ Used in: Bolivia - Ecuador - Paraguay - Older sister.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Chile
Examples of use in Spanish: "ella es mi ñaña".
- Exaggeration or simulation of some ailment, delicacy; also whim or caprice.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Uruguay
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡dejate de ñañas! apenas es un raspón".
- Trickery, trickery.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Close friend, companion.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Bolivia - Peru - Small, child, pubescent.
♦ Used in: Peru
Examples of use in Spanish: "¿qué le pasó a la ñaña?".
- Spoiled, pampered.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Feminine form of "ñaño".
- Human or animal excrement; also dirt.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Nicaragua - Fried pork kidneys, liver and heart accompanied by onion.
- (ñaña naña) Mocking way of speaking without really saying anything.