YSK: It's "Habanero", not "Habañero"

Many English speakers apply what is known as a "hyperforeignism" to the Spanish word habanero, using an ñ to mimic other Spanish words like "jalapeño". This is not correct though, as "habanero" is named for the Cuban city Habana (or Havana in English).

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clueless_stoner@lemmy.world MOD · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

+1, it might be better fit in the TIL community.

ken_cleanairsystems@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 3y

TIL

cockatoo010@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

ñero is an actual word in Colombian spanish

means... these guys

knaugh@frig.social · 1 pts · 3y

This is good to kñow, thanks