moreno
See also: Moreno and mořeno
Catalan
Adjective
moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenes)
- (of skin) black, brown
- Synonym: morè
Derived terms
- morè
Further reading
- “moreno” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “moreno”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “moreno” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “moreno” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish moreno.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no
Adjective
moreno
- Having a complexion that is tanned or a shade darker than most Filipinos.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish moreno, from moro (“Moor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [moˈɾenʊ]
Adjective
moreno m (feminine singular morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas)
- dark-skinned, having a dark complexion, swarthy
- Antonym: rubio
- dark-haired, brunette
- Antonym: loiro
- tanned
- Antonyms: branco, pálido
Related terms
- mouro
References
- “moreno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “moreno” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “moreno” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish moreno, from moro (“Moor”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈɾẽ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈɾe.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈɾe.nu/
- Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no
Adjective
moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas)
- dark-haired
- dark colored
- dark-skinned, tan
Derived terms
- morena
Related terms
- mouro
See also
- louro
- ruivo
Serbo-Croatian
Participle
moreno (Cyrillic spelling морено)
- neuter singular passive past participle of moriti
Spanish
Etymology
From moro (“Moor”) + -eno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾe.no]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification: mo‧re‧no
Adjective
moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas, superlative morenísimo)
- dark colored
- dark-skinned, tan
- dark-haired
Derived terms
- azúcar morena
- azúcar moreno
Noun
moreno m (plural morenos, feminine morena, feminine plural morenas)
- a dark-skinned or tan person
- a person with dark-hair
Further reading
- “moreno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish moreno.
Adjective
moreno (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜈᜓ, feminine morena)
- (of a man) tanned; dark-skinned
Noun
moreno (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜈᜓ, feminine morena)
- a tanned or dark-skinned man
- A male Filipino beauty standard, typically described as a handsome young man with physical traits native or indigenous to the Philippines.
Related terms
- Moro
See also
- mestisa
- mestiso
- morena
- tsinita
- tsinito