marrento

Portuguese

Etymology

From marra +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁẽ.tu/ [maˈhẽ.tu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈʁẽ.tu/ [maˈχẽ.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʁẽ.to/ [maˈhẽ.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʁẽ.tu/

Rhymes: -ẽtu
Hyphenation: mar‧ren‧to

Adjective

marrento (feminine marrenta, masculine plural marrentos, feminine plural marrentas)

(Brazil, informal) bold, brave, courageous
Synonyms: corajoso, valente, ousado

Antonym: medroso
(Brazil, informal) stubborn, obstinate
Synonyms: teimoso, insistente
(Brazil, informal) vain, conceited (excessively proud of oneself)
Synonyms: orgulhoso, convencido

Antonyms: humilde, generoso

Further reading

“marrento”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“marrento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026