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marrano

Pronunciation: /maˈrano/

“marrano” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. pig
  2. pig (disgusting person)
  3. crypto-Jew, converso, marrano (a converted Jew who still practiced Judaism in secret)

adjective

  1. dirty

In Spanish

  1. Cerdo.
  2. Dicho de un cristiano: converso, proveniente del judaísmo.
  3. Hediondo, repugnante, de ínfima higiene.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”) as referring to pigs.

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