marrano

See also: Marrano

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrano. Doublet of Muharram.

Noun

marrano (plural marranos)

  1. (historical) A Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force.
    Hypernym: crypto-Jew

See also

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /marˈra.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: mar‧rà‧no

Noun

marrano m (plural marrani)

  1. boor
  2. traitor

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrano,[1][2] from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram). Doublet of marrão.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʁɐ̃.nu/ [maˈhɐ̃.nu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maˈʁɐ̃.nu/ [maˈχɐ̃.nu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʁɐ.no/ [maˈhɐ.no]
 

  • Hyphenation: mar‧ra‧no

Noun

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

  1. (historical, derogatory) Marrano
    Synonym: criptojudeu

See also

References
  1. “marrano” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “marrano” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈrano/ [maˈra.no]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: ma‧rra‧no

Noun

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

  1. pig
    Synonyms: cochino, gocho, cerdo, chancho, puerco, guarro
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) pig (disgusting person)
  3. (historical, derogatory) crypto-Jew, converso (a converted Jew who still practiced Judaism in secret)

Descendants
  • → Catalan: marrà
  • → English: marrano
  • → Italian: marrano
  • → Portuguese: marrano
  • → Dutch: maraan
  • → Swedish: marran
  • → Sardinian: marranu

Further reading
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