What does the word "Moreno" mean in spanish?

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I know what it means Im dominican..but I want you to give ur answer as to what you think it means



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Someone referred to me as moreno in an indirect conversation but I knew what they were saying..I dont think they knew I did tho....

So yes definitions please

Answer 1

moreno is someone who is dark skinned,plain and simple

Answer 2

Moreno In Spanish

Answer 3

The word does imply dark or brown skinned and also non white. but it was coined by the spanish to describe the moors the rules Spain for over 900 years.
The Moors were from Morocco in North africa. Most of north Africa was know as Morocco then. it included Tunisia, Algeria, the Sahara down to Mauritania.
Therefore, Moreno means to take on the complexion of the Moors.

Answer 4

Moreno has different meanings depending on the area. When I learned Spanish at the university, we learned it as "brown-haired," or brunette. I described myself as morena back then.

But when I married into a Mexican family I learned that for them it meant only dark-skinned, so I had to stop using it to describe myself, because I am fair-skinned, and it did not make any sense to them.

I have occasionally heard Mexicans use it to describe people of African-American descent, but this is more to be politically correct than to describe their skin color, which is commonly called simply "*****." Mexicans even call people with light brown skin "moreno-claro." In NO way is it an insult in Mexico to use the term moreno. In fact, I had to get used to them calling people moreno, or güero (light skinned), or many words which I would never use in English, but were perfectly acceptable to use in Mexico, like gordo and flaco.

Now I am married to a Spaniard, and for him, moreno means brunette!! Even so, since we live in an area of the US where the Hispanics are primarily from Mexico or of Mexican descent, I still use moreno/morena for skin color, and not hair color.

Answer 5

Moreno is a person with Light Dark Skin.

Answer 6

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What does the word "Moreno" mean in spanish?
I know what it means Im dominican..but I want you to give ur answer as to what you think it means



Need different perspectives


Someone referred to me as moreno in an indirect conversation but I knew what they were saying..I dont think they knew I did tho....

So yes definitions please

Answer 7

moreno could mean the same in spanish as it is in filipino since the philippines as a country was under spanish rule for 300 years...means a little dark skinned but not very!...:)

Answer 8

Any idiot should know what the word implies. Moreno means BLACK! Why do whites always want to lie about every fricken thing?

Answer 9

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The word in spanish is mostly used to describe curly hair. Chino will be a male with curly hair, china will be the opposite. We won't use it because the shape of your eyes,

Answer 10

The country China The female adjective for Chinese In Argentina, the "gaucho" word for woman.

Answer 11

moreno/a is a preson with light brown skin, dark hair. I dont consider it an insult.