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mañana

mañana

8.1
The part of the day from dawn until noon
  • noun
  • /mænˈjɑːnə/
translation icon : mañana
  • Ned, an alarm's been set for you for 6:30 en la mañana.

Examples

  • Mañana is my favorite time of day because everything feels fresh and new.

  • - Mañana.

    Stealth (2005)

  • Mañana.

    Woody Woodpecker (2017)

  • Mañana Chica.

    Stealth (2005)

  • Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I'll hit it with all possible élan and flair on that first coffee rush in la mañana de la mañana.

    Blog text (12)

  • We'll have breakfast together mañana at seven o'clock.

  • He promised to finish his project mañana before the deadline.

Synonyms

morning
vsmañana
∞ 1.0

The first part of the day from first light until noon

is the same idea but used as a Spanish loanword in English
morn
vsmañana
  • Archaic
22 9.2

The early part of the day after dawn and before noon

is the same period but used as a Spanish loanword in English
mornin'
vsmañana
  • Informal
8 8.3

The early part of the day after the sun rises said informally

is the same time but used as a Spanish loanword in English

Idioms

to do it mañana
  • Informal
9.9

To wait until tomorrow to do something instead of doing it now

How Early

noon
493 1.0
midmorning
7 2.5
mañana
8.1
dawn
386 1.0
crack of dawn
  • Informal
19 3.2

Surface Forms

mañana singular
mañanas plural

Etymology

Mañana in Spanish literally means 'morning' and comes from the old Latin root mane meaning 'morning'. So when English borrows mañana this way, it simply means the time from dawn until noon.