Rabo del ñango

[poli]

Has anyone heard this term before? I was told it meant the coccyx (or tail bone) in English. I assume this is a very regional term.

[Planet hopper]

Not recognisable in Andalusia. We don't know 'ñango', nice word.

Here, rabo de toro or rabo de buey

My mum cooks stew with it, right after a bullfighting show, monday morning early at the market (only six tails available)...

[Rusty]

I haven't heard that before (no hits on the Internet for it, either).
There are a couple of ways to say it if you're looking for one.

[Elaina]

Originally Posted by poli

Has anyone heard this term before? I was told it meant the coccyx (or tail bone) in English. I assume this is a very regional term.

I am wondering.......regional to where?

I've met many people from various places and I've never heard it before....but that doesn't mean much!

[poli]

Santa Marta, Colombia

[Jessica]

nope never heard of it

[CrOtALiTo]

Aqui le decimos Picho o el huevo del Toro, I know that is very grotesque the answer, but is my traditional form.

And another places, it's named the mostly the Picha.

[Tomisimo]

Here's what I could find on the word ñango (as an adjective):

Argentina/Chile: ñango = awkward, clumsy, short-legged, waddling
Mexico: ñango = weak, feeble
Caribe: ñango = knock-kneed, bow-legged

I've never heard it used.

[Planet hopper]

I really don't know a lot about Spanish ethymology but ñango sounds like a word coming into Spanish from native southamerican languages...You will seldom find a word in Spanish with an initial ñ, and when you do, they are borrowings like 'ñu' (the animal)

[Tomisimo]

Good observation. My unabridged dictionary only has about half a page dedicated to words beginning with ñ.