marrão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Brazil) /maˈʁɐ̃w̃/, [maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /maˈʁɐ̃w̃/, [maˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

IPA^(key): (Portugal) /mɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/, [mɐˈʁɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: mar‧rão

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic محرم‎ (“forbidden”).[1][2]

Noun

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

weaned pig
Synonym: marrancho

Etymology 2

From marra +‎ -ão.[1][2]

Adjective

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

(Portugal, informal) swotty

Noun

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

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

References

“marrão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2022.
“marrão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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