marrana

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [məˈra.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [maˈra.na]

Noun

marrana f (plural marranes)

1. female equivalent of marrà

Adjective

marrana

1. feminine singular of marrà

Italian

Noun

marrana f (plural marrane)

1. (regional) a ditch or trench situated in the city of Rome

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [maˈhɐ̃.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [maˈhɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɐ̃.nɐ/ [maˈχɐ̃.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁɐ.na/ [maˈhɐ.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁa.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: mar‧ra‧na

Noun

marrana f (plural marranas)

1. female equivalent of marrano

Further reading

• “marrana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “marrana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈrana/ [maˈra.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ma‧rra‧na

Noun

marrana f (plural marranas)

1. female equivalent of marrano
2. (colloquial) hussy; slag (prostitute)

Further reading

• “marrana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025