moreno

See also: Moreno and mořeno

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno, from moro + -eno.

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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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

moreno m (feminine singular morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas, comparable)

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

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

Adjective

moreno (feminine singular 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

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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