# moreno
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no
* IPA: /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾe.n̪o]

### Adjective

moréno (feminine morena)
* dark-skinned
    Synonym: maitom

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moreno.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [muˈɾɛ.nu]
* IPA: (Balearic) [moˈɾə.no]
* IPA: (Valencia) [moˈɾe.no]

### Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenes)
* (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: /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾ̪i.n̪o]

### Adjective

moreno (feminine morena)
* having a complexion that is tanned or a shade darker than most Filipinos

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [moˈɾenʊ]

### Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas)
* dark-skinned, having a dark complexion, swarthy
    Antonym: rubio
* dark-haired, brunette
    Antonym: loiro
* 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: /moˈɾẽ.nu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /moˈɾẽ.nu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /moˈɾe.no/
* (Portugal) IPA: /muˈɾe.nu/
* Hyphenation: mo‧re‧no

### Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas)
* dark-haired
* dark colored
* dark-skinned, tan

#### Derived terms

* morena

#### Related terms

* mouro

#### See also

* louro
* ruivo

## Serbo-Croatian
### Participle

moreno (Cyrillic spelling морено)
* neuter singular passive past participle of moriti

## Spanish
### Etymology

From moro (“Moor”) +‎ -eno.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾe.no]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eno
* Syllabification: mo‧re‧no

### Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, masculine plural morenos, feminine plural morenas, superlative morenísimo)
* dark colored
* dark-skinned, tan
* 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)
* a dark-skinned or tan person
* 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: /moˈɾeno/ [moˈɾɛː.n̪o]
* Rhymes: -eno
* Syllabification: mo‧re‧no

### Adjective

moreno (feminine morena, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜈᜓ)
* tanned; dark-skinned (of a man)

### Noun

moreno (feminine morena, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜈᜓ)
* a tanned or dark-skinned man
* 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