marrà

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

marrà m (plural marrans)

  1. ram (male sheep)
    Coordinate term: ovella
Derived terms

Adjective

marrà (feminine marrana, masculine plural marrans, feminine plural marranes)

  1. stubborn
    Synonym: tossut
Derived terms
  • marraneria

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram).

Noun

marrà m (plural marrans, feminine marrana, feminine plural marranes)

  1. pig, boar
  2. pig (disgusting person)

Etymology 3

Verb

marrà

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of marrar

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