marrano

See also: Marrano

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم‎ (muḥarram, “forbidden”).

Noun

marrano m (plural marrani)

  1. boor
  2. traitor

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrano.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ˈʁɐ.nu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ˈʁɐ.nu/
  • Hyphenation: mar‧ra‧no

Noun

marrano m (plural marranos, feminine marrana, feminine plural marranas)

  1. (historical, pejorative) Marrano

Synonyms

  • criptojudeu

See also

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic مُحَرَّم‎ (muḥarram, “forbidden”) as referring to pigs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈrano/

Noun

marrano m (plural marranos, feminine marrana, feminine plural marranas)

  1. pig
  2. (colloquial, pejorative) pig (disgusting person)
  3. converted Jew

Descendants

Further reading

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