marrana
Spanish, noun/maˈrana/
marrana is spelled M-A-R-R-A-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 73,441st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marrana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hussy; slag (prostitute)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of marrano. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cimbra plana, generalmente de forma circular, que forman los maderos trabados en cadena sobre la que se…”.
What does marrana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of marrano
- 2
colloquialfemininehussy; slag (prostitute)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cimbra plana, generalmente de forma circular, que forman los maderos trabados en cadena sobre la que se levanta la obra de albañilería que reviste el interior del pozo. 2. Eje de la rueda de la noria.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marrana
- marranas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marrana?
- /maˈrana/
- [maˈra.na]
- [maˈrana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marrana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marrana in Spanish?
marrana appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).