moreno

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See also: Moreno and mořeno

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no
  • IPA(key): /moˈɾeno/,

Adjective

moréno (feminine morena)

  1. dark-skinned
    Synonym: maitom

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (of skin) black, brown
    Synonym: morè

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Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no
  • IPA(key): /moˈɾeno/,

Adjective

moreno (feminine morena)

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

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

moreno (feminine 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

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

  • 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

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Serbo-Croatian

Participle

moreno (Cyrillic spelling морено)

  1. neuter singular passive past participle of moriti

Spanish

Etymology

From moro (“Moor”) +‎ -eno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈɾeno/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Syllabification: 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

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

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

Noun

moreno (feminine morena, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

  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.

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