maranha

Galician

Noun

maranha f (plural maranhas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of maraña

References

• “maranha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maraña.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [maˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [maˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾɐ.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾa.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧nha

Noun

maranha f (plural maranhas)

1. tangled threads (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
2. woolen warp before treading (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
3. set of awnings for olive harvesting (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
4. (figuratively) plot; intrigue
5. (figuratively) intricate subject (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Derived terms

• emaranhar
• maranhoso

 

Further reading

• “maranha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “maranha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “maranha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024