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ntilde

Description:

The term "ntilde" refers to a Latin letter, specifically the letter "ñ" which is used in the Spanish language to represent the sound of /ɲ/ or /nj/. It is a graphic variant of the letter "n" with a tilde (~) placed above it. The ntilde is an important character in Spanish orthography, and it is used in countless words.

Examples:

As a letter:

The word "año" uses the ntilde to represent the /ɲ/ sound. (Search for año on Amazon)

Many Spanish surnames, such as "Señor" and "Español," incorporate the ntilde. (Search for Señor on Amazon)

As a symbol:

In HTML, the ntilde can be represented with the entity reference "ñ" or the decimal reference "ñ".

As part of expressions:

The phrase "mañana" means "tomorrow" and contains the ntilde. (Search for mañana on Amazon)

The popular saying "ni fu ni fa" uses two ntilde characters to convey indifference. (Search for ni fu ni fa on Amazon)