ñ

Symbol

 * 1)  a palatal nasal (IPA &thinsp;[]).

Letter

 * 1)  transliterates Sanskrit ञ (or equivalent).

Pronunciation

 * 1) Nasalizes the preceding vowel.

Etymology
From n with a nasal dash, which is a medieval shorthand for m or n (e.g. fõtẽ or fōtē for ). The sign ñ thus represents nn, the usual Old Spanish spelling for, generalised from words like , where the sound goes back to.

Interjection

 * 1) Used by Spanish speakers on the internet to taunt non-Spanish speakers

Etymology
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