marrà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈra]

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• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

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Noun

marrà m (plural marrans)

1. ram (male sheep)

   Coordinate term: ovella

Derived terms

• marrec

Adjective

marrà (feminine marrana, masculine plural marrans, feminine plural marranes)

1. stubborn

   Synonym: tossut

Derived terms

• marraneria

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram).

Noun

marrà m (plural marrans, feminine marrana, feminine plural marranes)

1. pig, boar
2. pig (disgusting person)

Etymology 3

Verb

marrà

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of marrar

Further reading

• “marrà”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007