marrane

common nounadjective

from Spanish marrano (pig), whose most commonly accepted etymology is the Arabic محرّم muharram ('ritually forbidden', see haram). The Spanish word meant 'pig', then 'Jew or Moor converted to Catholicism', sarcastically referring to new converts due to the repugnance they felt towards pork.

Definition

religion

Plural

marranes

Translations

  • englishenglish:Marrano
  • spanishspanish:marrano

See also

marrane (cn.) marranisme (cn.)