Noun: marrán
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | marrán |
| Singular f | marrá |
| Plural m | marráns |
| Plural f | marrás |
Sample Sentences
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vna galina τ vn cabrito τ vna marráá (a hen, and a kid and a sow) [1308, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 84]
Nouns inflected like marrán
gardián,
ferrolán,
nugallán,
catalán,
capitán,
cidadán,
castelán,
cirurxián,
musulmán,
afgán,
hortelán,
cristián,
ancián,
alemán,
marrán,
ourensán,
barbán,
turcomán,
curmán,
otomán, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century. From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”) as referring to pigs. Compare Spanish marrano. See: Spanish Nouns '
marrano'.
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