morena
Portuguese, noun/moˈɾẽ.nɐ/
morena is spelled M-O-R-E-N-A (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morena is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “moraine, debris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of moreno. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher dessa cor”.
What does morena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemoraine, debris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)
noun
- 1
femininebrunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)
- 2
femininea tanned girl or woman
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of moreno
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. feminino de moreno 2. da cor trigueira
noun: 1. mulher dessa cor 2. moça; moça do campo; camponesa 3. mulher jovem 4. rapariga guapa
noun: 1. acúmulo de rocha detrítica formada pelo arraste de materiais pelas geleiras
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of morena
- morenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morena?
- Brazil /moˈɾẽ.nɐ/
- Portugal /muˈɾe.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morena in Portuguese?
morena appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).