English
hayhenny
Hayhenny comes from Spanish jején ‘midge’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjején‘midge’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentjejenesplural of jején
- Englishearliest quotation 1922hayhenny
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjején‘midge’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentjejenesplural of jején
- Englishearliest quotation 1922hayhenny
Earliest quotation: 1922, Everybody's Magazine: “That's only a hayhenny,” he explained. “Hayhennies are lilttle…”
Every English word from Spanish jején
Today it means
noun A small biting midge (especially in Latin America); a noseeum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish jején / hayhenny