Masculine
marrano
Meaning
- (masculine) pig
- (colloquial, derogatory, masculine) pig (disgusting person)
- (historical, masculine) crypto-Jew, converso (a converted Jew who still practiced Judaism in secret)
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
ma‧rra‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maˈrano/
Etymology
From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”) as referring to pigs.
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