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ñáñigo

Spanish, adjective/ˈɲaɲiɡo/

ñáñigo is a Spanish adjective meaning “referring to the members of the Abakuá, an Afro-Cuban men’s secret society” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de los miembros de una sociedad secreta de los negros en Cuba”.

What does ñáñigo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    referring to the members of the Abakuá, an Afro-Cuban men’s secret society

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Se dice de los miembros de una sociedad secreta de los negros en Cuba.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ñáñigo

  • ñáñiga feminine
  • ñáñigos masculine plural
  • ñáñigas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ñáñigo?

  • /ˈɲaɲiɡo/
  • [ˈɲa.ɲi.ɣ̞o]
  • [ˈɲaɲiɣ̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.