# romano
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian romano (“Roman”). Doublet of Roman.

### Noun

romano (countable and uncountable, plural romanos)
* a hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish

#### Related terms

* pecorino romano

### Anagrams

* Morano, maroon, Maroon, ramoon

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [roˈmano]
* Rhymes: -ano
* Hyphenation: ro‧ma‧no

### Etymology 1

From French roman.

#### Noun

romano (accusative singular romanon, plural romanoj, accusative plural romanojn)
* novel

##### Derived terms

* romanisto

### Etymology 2

From Romo +‎ -ano.

#### Noun

romano (accusative singular romanon, plural romanoj, accusative plural romanojn)
* Roman (a native or inhabitant of Rome)

## French
### Noun

romano m (plural romanos)
* romano

### Further reading

* “romano”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Adjective

romano (feminine romana, masculine plural romanos, feminine plural romanas)
* Roman

#### Derived terms

* prerromano

### Noun

romano m (plural romanos, feminine romana, feminine plural romanas)
* Roman

#### Related terms

* Roma

### Further reading

* “romano”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Etymology 1

From Latin rōmānus. By surface analysis, Roma (“Rome”) +‎ -ano (“-an”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roˈma.no/
* Rhymes: -ano
* Hyphenation: ro‧mà‧no

#### Adjective

romano (feminine romana, masculine plural romani, feminine plural romane)
* Roman
* Roman Catholic

#### Noun

romano m (plural romani, feminine romana)
* Roman

##### Related terms

* Roma
* romanamente
* romanista
* romanità
* romanizzare
* romanzo

### Etymology 2

From Arabic رُمَّان (rummān, “pomegranate”).

#### Noun

romano m (plural romani)
* weight of a steelyard balance

### Anagrams

* Morano, ormano, ormona

## Kalo Finnish Romani
### Noun

romano m
* Romani, Gypsy

### References

* “romano” in Finnish Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /roːˈmaː.noː/, [roːˈmäːnoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /roˈma.no/, [roˈmäːno]

### Adjective

rōmānō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rōmānus

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rōmānus (“Roman”), from Rōma (“Rome”), corresponding to Roma +‎ -ano. Doublet of romão and romeno.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁoˈmɐ̃.nu/ [hoˈmɐ̃.nu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁoˈmɐ̃.nu/ [hoˈmɐ̃.nu]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁoˈmɐ̃.nu/ [χoˈmɐ̃.nu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁoˈmɐ.no/ [hoˈmɐ.no]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁuˈmɐ.nu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁuˈmɐ.nu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ʁuˈma.nu/
* Hyphenation: ro‧ma‧no

### Adjective

romano (feminine romana, masculine plural romanos, feminine plural romanas)
* Roman (of or relating to the city of Rome)
* (historical) Roman (of or relating to the Ancient Roman civilisation)
* (religion, sometimes derogatory) Roman (relating to the Roman Catholic Church)
    Synonym: católico romano

#### Derived terms

* antirromano
* católico romano
* Cúria Romana
* greco-romano
* pré-romano

### Noun

romano m (plural romanos, feminine romana, feminine plural romanas)
* Roman (a person from the city of Rome)
* (historical) Roman (a citizen of ancient Rome)

#### Derived terms

* em Roma, sê romano

#### Related terms

* Roma
* romã
* romance
* romanço
* romântico
* Romão

## Romani
### Adjective

romano (feminine romani, plural romane)
* Alternative form of rromano (“Romani”)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin rōmānus. Cognate with English Roman. Doublet of rumano.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roˈmano/ [roˈma.no]
* Rhymes: -ano
* Syllabification: ro‧ma‧no

### Adjective

romano (feminine romana, masculine plural romanos, feminine plural romanas)
* Roman (of, from or relating to Rome (capital of Italy))
* (historical) Roman (of, from or relating to Rome (ancient empire covering much of the land surrounding the Mediterranean))
* (relational) of Rome as the seat of power of the popes, heads of the Roman Catholic Church

#### Derived terms

* a la romana
* calzada romana
* católico romano
* hispanorromano
* Imperio romano
* número romano
* prerromano
* tardorromano

### Noun

romano m (plural romanos, feminine romana, feminine plural romanas)
* Roman (native or inhabitant of Rome (capital of Italy)) (male or of unspecified gender)
* (historical) Roman (native or inhabitant of Rome (ancient empire covering much of the land surrounding the Mediterranean)) (male or of unspecified gender)

#### Derived terms

* rey de romanos

### Further reading

* “romano”, 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

## Welsh Romani
### Adjective

romano m (feminine singular romani, masculine plural romane, comparative romaneder)
* gypsy
* gypsy-like, congenial, appealing to Gypsy taste
* old-fashioned, rustic, picturesque

#### Derived terms

* romane foki
* romane čave
* romani filišin
* romani granza
* romani gådži
* romani komoni
* romani marikli
* romani čaj
* romani čib
* romani ďuta
* romano dives
* romano drom
* romano gådžo
* romano komoni
* romano lav
* romano maliben
* romano pajas
* romano raj
* romano čeriklo

### References

* “romane” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “romani” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “romano” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.