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. “marrão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “marrão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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