moreno

See also: Moreno and mořeno

Catalan

Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenes)

1. (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, 2022
• “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.

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no

Adjective

moreno

1. Having a complexion that is tanned or a shade darker than most Filipinos.

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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)

1. dark-skinned, having a dark complexion, swarthy

   Antonym: rubio

2. dark-haired, brunette

   Antonym: loiro

3. 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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno, from moro (“Moor”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.ˈre.nu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.ˈɾe.nu/
• Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no

Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas)

1. dark-haired
2. dark colored
3. dark-skinned, tan

Derived terms

• morena

Related terms

• mouro

See also

• louro
• ruivo

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Serbo-Croatian

Participle

moreno (Cyrillic spelling морено)

1. neuter singular passive past participle of moriti

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Spanish

Etymology

From moro (“Moor”) +‎ -eno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾeno/, [moˈɾe.no]

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• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no

Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas, superlative morenísimo)

1. dark colored
2. dark-skinned, tan
3. dark-haired

Derived terms

• azúcar morena
• azúcar moreno

 

Noun

moreno m (plural morenos, feminine morena, feminine plural morenas)

1. a dark-skinned or tan person
2. a person with dark-hair

Further reading

• “moreno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish moreno.

Adjective

moreno (feminine morena)

1. (of a man) tanned; dark-skinned

Noun

moreno (feminine morena)

1. a tanned or dark-skinned man
2. A male Filipino beauty standard, typically described as a handsome young man with physical traits native or indigenous to the Philippines.

Related terms

• mestiso
• tsinito
• morena
• mestisa
• tsinita