romano

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

romano (countable and uncountable, plural romanos)

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

• pecorino romano

• Morano, maroon, Maroon, ramoon

• IPA^(key): /roˈmano/

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ro‧ma‧no

Borrowed from French roman, Russian роман (roman), German Roman, Italian romanzo.^[1][2] First attested in 1888.^[3]

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

2. novel
   • 2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 December 2025:

     Novelo estas skribita rakonto, malpli longa ol romano.

     A novella is a written story, shorter than a novel.

From Romo (“Rome”) +‎ -ano (“inhabitant of”). First attested in 1890.^[4]

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

2. Roman (a native or inhabitant of Rome)

romano m (plural romanos)

1. romano

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

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

1. Roman

• prerromano

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

1. Roman

• Roma

• “romano”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

From Latin rōmānus. By surface analysis, Roma (“Rome”) +‎ -ano (“-an”).

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

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

1. Roman
2. Roman Catholic

romano m (plural romani, feminine romana)

1. Roman

From Arabic رُمَّان (rummān, “pomegranate”).

romano m (plural romani)

1. weight of a steelyard balance

• Morano, ormano, ormona

romano m

1. Romani, Gypsy

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [roːˈmaː.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [roˈmaː.no]

rōmānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rōmānus

Learned borrowing from Latin rōmānus (“Roman”), from Rōma (“Rome”), corresponding to Roma +‎ -ano. Doublet of romão and romeno.

• Hyphenation: ro‧ma‧no

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

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)

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

romano (feminine romani, plural romane)

1. alternative form of rromano (“Romani”)

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

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

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

1. Roman (of, from or relating to the city of 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

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

1. Roman (native or inhabitant of the city of Rome, capital of Italy) (usually male)
2. (historical) Roman (native or inhabitant of Rome (ancient empire covering much of the land surrounding the Mediterranean)) (usually male)

• “romano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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

• “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.