Tilde (noun)
til-da
An accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in señor) or Portuguese a or o when nasalized (as in São Paulo), or over a vowel in phonetic transcription, indicating nasalization.
Mid 19th century from Spanish, based on Latin titulus (see title).
Example sentences
“The missing tilde meant it was being pronounced incorrectly.”
Word of the Day - Semiquincentennial (noun) se-mee-kwin-sen-tee-nee-al
