romano

See also: Romano, Romanò, and Romano-

English

Etymology

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

Noun

romano (countable and uncountable, plural romanos)

1. a hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish

Related terms

• pecorino romano

Anagrams

• Morano, maroon, Maroon, ramoon

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈmano]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: ro‧ma‧no

Etymology 1

From French roman.

Noun

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

1. novel

Derived terms

• romanisto

Etymology 2

From Romo +‎ -ano.

Noun

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

1. Roman (a native or inhabitant of Rome)

French

Noun

romano m (plural romanos)

1. romano

Further reading

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

Galician

Romano ("Roman"), a reenactor, Lugo, Galicia

Adjective

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

1. Roman

Derived terms

• prerromano

Noun

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

1. Roman

Related terms

• Roma

Further reading

• “romano”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin rōmānus. By surface analysis, Roma (“Rome”) +‎ -ano (“of or pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈma.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: ro‧mà‧no

Adjective

romano (feminine romana, masculine plural romani, feminine plural romane)

1. Roman
2. Roman Catholic

Noun

romano m (plural romani, feminine romana)

1. Roman

Related terms

• Roma
• romanamente
• romanista
• romanità
• romanizzare
• romanzo

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic رُمَّان (rummān, “pomegranate”).

Noun

romano m (plural romani)

1. weight of a steelyard balance

Anagrams

• Morano, ormano, ormona

Kalo Finnish Romani

Noun

romano m

1. Romani, Gypsy

References

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

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

rōmānō

1. 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^(key): /ʁoˈmɐ̃.nu/ [hoˈmɐ̃.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈmɐ̃.nu/ [hoˈmɐ̃.nu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈmɐ̃.nu/ [χoˈmɐ̃.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈmɐ.no/ [hoˈmɐ.no]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈmɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈmɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈma.nu/

• Hyphenation: ro‧ma‧no

Adjective

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

1. Roman (of or relating to the city of Rome)
2. (historical) Roman (of or relating to the Ancient Roman civilisation)
3. (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)

1. Roman (a person from the city of Rome)
2. (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)

1. Alternative form of rromano (“Romani”)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈmano/ [roˈma.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ro‧ma‧no

Adjective

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

1. Roman (of, from or relating to Rome (capital of Italy))
2. (historical) Roman (of, from or relating to Rome (ancient empire covering much of the land surrounding the Mediterranean))
3. (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)

1. Roman (native or inhabitant of Rome (capital of Italy)) (male or of unspecified gender)
2. (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)

1. gypsy
2. gypsy-like, congenial, appealing to Gypsy taste
3. 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.