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Maroon

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Table of contents
1 Pronunciation
2 Etymology 1

2.1 Noun
2.2 Adjective
2.3 Verb

3 Etymology 2

3.1 Noun
3.2 Adjective
3.3 Related words

Pronunciation

IPA SAMPA
/məˈruːn/ /m@"ru:n/
/məˈrəʊn/ /m@"r@Un/


Etymology 1

Derived from the Spanish "cimarrón", meaning "fugitive".

Noun

maroon (plural: maroons)

  1. Maroon — descendants of former escaped slaves of the Caribbean and the Americas.
  2. A person who has been marooned

Adjective

maroon

  1. associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

Verb

maroon (past and past participle: marooned)

  1. to abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.


Etymology 2

French marron, "chestnut; brown".

Noun

maroon

  1. a dark red, somewhat brownish, colour

Adjective

maroon

  1. Of a maroon colour

Related words

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The noun "maroon" has three senses: The verb "maroon" has two senses: The adjective "maroon" has one sense:

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