marrão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: mar‧rão

Etymology 1

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

Noun

marrão m (plural marrãos or marrões, feminine marrã, feminine plural marrãs)

  1. weaned pig
    Synonym: marrancho
Derived terms
  • marrancho

Etymology 2

From marra +‎ -ão.[1][2]

Adjective

marrão (feminine marrona, masculine plural marrões, feminine plural marronas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) swotty

Noun

marrão m (plural marrões, feminine marrona, feminine plural marronas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) swot (one who studies hard)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “marrão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “marrão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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