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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”). Doublet of marrano, from Spanish marrano.
Noun
marrão m (plural marrãos or marrões, feminine marrã, feminine plural marrãs)
- weaned pig
- Synonym: marrancho
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From marra + -ão.
Adjective
marrão (feminine marrona, masculine plural marrões, feminine plural marronas)
- (Portugal, informal) swotty
Noun
marrão m (plural marrões, feminine marrona, feminine plural marronas)
- (Portugal, informal) swot (one who studies hard)
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