See also: Marrano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish marrano. Doublet of Muharram.

Noun

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marrano (plural marranos)

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

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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marrano m (plural marrani)

  1. boor
  2. traitor

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

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  • Hyphenation: mar‧ra‧no

Noun

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

  1. (historical, derogatory) Marrano
    Synonym: criptojudeu

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References

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  1. ^ marrano”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ marrano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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

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

Noun

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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, originally pejorative) crypto-Jew, converso (a converted Jew who still practiced Judaism in secret)

Descendants

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

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