TechnologyAugust 5, 2026

ntilde

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Definition

The name of the Spanish letter 'ñ', which consists of an 'n' with a tilde mark above it.

Etymology

Derived from the Spanish name for the letter, which originated as a shorthand notation in medieval manuscripts where a small 'n' was written above another 'n' to indicate a palatal nasal sound.

In the news

The word appears in the article as an artifact of character encoding in the text (often seen as 'ñ'), representing the letter 'ñ' in proper names like 'Niño'.

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