marrano

See also: Marrano

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrano. Doublet of Muharram.

Noun

marrano (plural marranos)

1. (historical) A Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force.

   Hypernym: crypto-Jew

See also

• converso
• marrano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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)

1. boor
2. traitor