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melena

/meˈlena/

noun, feminine/meˈlena/plural: melenas

mane (longer hair growth around head of male lions)

Synonyms: crin

Related: desmelenar

From Andalusian Arabic مُلَيِّنَة, from classical Arabic مُلَيِّنَة (mulayyina, “softening”).

noun, feminine/meˈlena/plural: melenas

melena

Related: melénico

Borrowed from Latin melēna, from Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”).