nomás

See also: nomas, NOMAS, and Nomas

Spanish

Etymology

From no +‎ más. Compare Catalan només.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noˈmas/ [noˈmas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: no‧más

Adverb

nomás

1. (Latin America) only, just

   Synonyms: apenas, solo

   • 1993, “Pacas de a kilo”, performed by Los Tigres del Norte:

     Me gusta andar por la sierra, me crié entre los matorrales / Ahí aprendí a hacer las cuentas nomás contando costales

     I like to walk in the mountains, I grew up in the bushes / That's where I learned to do the math just by counting sacks.

Further reading

• “nomás”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024