marena

See also: maréna, mārena, Marena, Mařena, and mařena

English

Etymology

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Noun

marena (plural marenas)

1. (archaic) A European whitefish Coregonus maraena.

Anagrams

• Ramean

Italian

Noun

marena f (plural marene)

1. sour cherry (Prunus cerasus)

   Synonym: amarena

Anagrams

• amarne, armena

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin merenda (“light evening meal”). Compare Romansch marenda, Venetian marenda, Italian merenda, all of which mean "afternoon snack".

Noun

marena f (plural marenes)

1. (Fascian) lunch

   Jir a marena

   To go to have lunch

Alternative forms

• marënda (Gherdëina)
• marëna (Badiot)

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *marěna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarena]

Noun

marena f

1. madder, plant of the genus Rubia

Further reading

• “marena”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024