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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Maräne (“whitefish”).
Noun
marena (plural marenas)
- (archaic) A European whitefish Coregonus maraena.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
marena f (plural marene)
- sour cherry (Prunus cerasus)
- Synonym: amarena
Anagrams
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin merenda (“light evening meal”). Compare Romansch marenda, Venetan marenda, Italian merenda, all of which mean "afternoon snack".
Noun
marena f (plural marenes)
- (Fascian) lunch
Jir a marena- To go to have lunch
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *marěna.
Pronunciation
Noun
marena f
- madder, plant of the genus Rubia
Further reading
- “marena”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024