Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
mañana [mah-nyah-nah; English muh-nyah-nuh]Spanish. Examples noun
- tomorrow; the (indefinite) future.
adverb
- tomorrow; in the (indefinite) future.
Examples from the Web for manana Historical Examples of manana
Reflected from Manana, a single gleam of light gave him further warning.
Roy J. Snell
Two million dollars went into that experiment, but Manana won.
Gilbert Parker
For I had not been in Cuba more than twenty-eight hours before the “manana philosophy” had laid hold of me.
Faith Baldwin
As it played backward and forward it tinged the crest of Manana, as the rock was called, with a faint halo of glory.
Roy J. Snell
Statehood and “manana” are putting up a fierce contest to become exact synonyms.
Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
British Dictionary definitions for manana mañana noun, adverb
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- tomorrow
- some other and later time
Word Origin and History for manana
from Spanish mañana, “tomorrow,” from cras manñana, literally “tomorrow early,” from Vulgar Latin *maneana “early,” from Latin mane “in the morning,” from PIE *ma- “good,” with notion of “occurring at a good time, timely, early” (cf. matins; and see mature (v.)).