How would you use the word ñoño (a) in Spanish?

Question

When I looked up the word schmaltzy in the dictionary it gave me sensiblero, ñoño. When I then looked up the word ñoño it gave me squeamish, whining, dull, namby-pamby, So, does anyone know how to use this or is there a better word for Schmaltzy? What about kitsch?

• Namby pamby doesn't mean kitsch as far as I know. - 00f2b5a1 Nov 23, 2009

Answer 1

In my country ñoño means spoiled. --- A momma's boy.

• Most momma's boy would be considered wimpy. - BellaMargari Nov 24, 2009
• I think it is so hard to define the meaning of ñoño beacuse some of the characteristics of this adjectives intertwines with other words and when trying to translate it it makes it even more complicated. - 0068e2f4 Nov 24, 2009

Answer 2

No se un ñoño, o No se una ñoña

Don't be a wuss.

• I'm only guessing... - aloshek Nov 23, 2009
• The familiar command form (affirmative) of ser is sé - qfreed Nov 23, 2009
• and the negative is Seas, so No Seas - 003487d6 Nov 23, 2009

Answer 3

"Cursi" is the most reliable word I can think of for "schmaltzy".