/maˈron/
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Translation
brown
Word origin
From French marron ('chestnut'), from Italian marrone. The same root gives English 'maroon'.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- marron
- English cognates
- maroon
Grammar
Masc pluralmarrones
Examples
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He is wearing some very smart brown shoes.
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She has very dark brown eyes.
otoño.
The leaves turn brown in autumn.
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I prefer the brown jacket to the black one.
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They painted the door a warm brown.
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