camanance

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl camatl (“mouth”) + nantzin (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /kamaˈnanθe/ [ka.maˈnãn̟.θe]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kamaˈnanse/ [ka.maˈnãn.se]
(Spain) Rhymes: -anθe
(Latin America) Rhymes: -anse
Syllabification: ca‧ma‧nan‧ce

Noun

camanance m (plural camanances)

(Central America) dimple
Synonym: hoyuelo

¡Mira qué bonitos camanances tiene!
Look how pretty dimples he has!

Related terms

hoyuelo

Further reading

“camanance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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