roano

See also: Roano

Italian

Alternative forms

• rovano (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish roano.

Noun

roano m (plural roani)

1. roan

Adjective

roano (feminine roana, masculine plural roani, feminine plural roane)

1. roan (horses, antelopes, griffons)

See also

• baio
• leardo

References

• roano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• -arono, Orano, onora, orano

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ruano

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ravidānus, from Latin ravĭdus, formed from rāvus (“grey, tawny”). Or, from Old Spanish roudano, a Germanic borrowing, from Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹 (raudai), inflection of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈano/ [roˈa.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ro‧a‧no

Adjective

roano (feminine roana, masculine plural roanos, feminine plural roanas)

1. (of a horse) roan (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in)

Noun

roano m (plural roanos)

1. roan

Further reading

• “roano”, 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