marrano

== English == === Noun === marrano (plural marranos) (historical) Alternative letter-case form of Marrano: a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force. == 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) boor traitor == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram). Doublet of marrão. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mar‧ra‧no === Noun === marrano m (plural marranos, feminine marrana, feminine plural marranas) (historical, derogatory) Marrano Synonym: criptojudeu ==== See also ==== cristão-novo judeu === References === === Further reading === “marrano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed 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) pig Synonyms: cochino, gocho, cerdo, chancho, puerco, guarro (colloquial, derogatory) pig (disgusting person) (historical, originally derogatory) crypto-Jew, converso, marrano (a converted Jew who still practiced Judaism in secret) ==== Descendants ==== === Adjective === marrano (feminine marrana, masculine plural marranos, feminine plural marranas) dirty Synonyms: sucio, cochino, puerco ==== Further reading ==== “marrano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025