Diacritical squiggle Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, July 21, 2009 · 61-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, July 21, 2009.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · July 21, 2009 · 61-Across · 5 letters
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a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
noun
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