English

Noun

morena

1. (South Africa) Someone in authority, a master or leader, especially among Sotho-speakers. (Chiefly as a form of address.) [from 19th c.]
   • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 93:

     ‘Morena,’ said the old priest, ‘don't be angry with the boy.’

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish morena, feminine form of moreno.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧re‧na

Adjective

morena

1. feminine of moreno.

Italian

Noun

morena f ‎(plural morene)

1. (geology) moraine

Anagrams

• armeno
• nomare
• nomerà
• remano
• romane
• romena

Polish

Noun

morena f

1. (geology) moraine (accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier)

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From French moraine.

Noun

morena f (plural morenas)

1. (geology) moraine, debris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)

Synonyms

• (fragments left by a glacier): moreia

Etymology 2

From moreno.

Adjective

morena f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective moreno.

Noun

morena f (plural morenas)

1. brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo̞ˈɾe̞.na̠]
• See also: morrena, armenio.

Etymology 1

See moreno. Ultimately related to Moor.

Adjective

morena f sg

1. feminine singular of moreno

Noun

morena f ‎(plural morenas, masculine moreno)

1. dark-skinned female, brunette

Etymology 2

from Latin muraena ‎(“sea eel, lamprey”), from Ancient Greek σμυραινα ‎(smuraina), from σμυρος ‎(smuros, “sea eel”).

Noun

morena f ‎(plural morenas)

1. (fish) moray

Anagrams

• monera

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊˈrɛna/

Noun

morêna class 1 ‎(plural barena)

1. lord, chief, master King