marimorena
Spanish
Etymology
The word dates back to 1579, and a bar owner's wife, called Maria Morena or Mari Morena, who refused to serve some customers any of the high-quality wine. A violent row ensued. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾimoˈɾena/ [ma.ɾi.moˈɾe.na]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Syllabification: ma‧ri‧mo‧re‧na
Noun
marimorena f (plural marimorenas)
- (colloquial) fuss, row, ruckus (verbal fight)
- 1859, Benito Pérez Galdós, chapter V, in Aita Tettauen:
- Probablemente, tras la campaña en África vendrían otras marimorenas con diferentes naciones europeas o asiáticas, y de este continuo pelear resultaría mucha, muchísima gloria y poco dinero, porque los brazos abandonaban la cosecha del trigo por la de laureles.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- Usually used in the phrase armarse la marimorena.
Further reading
- “marimorena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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