moreno

See also: Moreno and mořeno

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no
• IPA^(key): /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾe.n̪o]

Adjective

moréno (feminine morena)

1. dark-skinned

   Synonym: maitom

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈɾɛ.nu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈɾə.no]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈɾe.no]

Adjective

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

1. (of skin) black, brown

   Synonym: morè

Further reading

• “moreno” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “moreno”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “moreno” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “moreno” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no
• IPA^(key): /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾ̪i.n̪o]

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

• IPA^(key): [moˈɾenʊ]

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

Related terms

• mouro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moreno”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “moreno”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moreno”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾẽ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾẽ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾe.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈɾe.nu/

• 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

• morena

Related terms

• mouro

See also

• louro
• ruivo

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/ [moˈɾe.no]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• 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

• azúcar morena
• azúcar moreno
• ciudad morena
• garza morena
• piquero moreno
• Virgen Morena

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

• “moreno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾɛː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: mo‧re‧no

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

Related terms

• morena
• Moro

See also

• mestisa
• mestiso
• tsinita
• tsinito