maron

See also: marón, Maron, Maroń, and Maroň

English

Etymology

Either from French marron or Italian marrone, both from Latin Marrones.

Noun

maron (plural marons)

1. (obsolete) An alpine guide.

Further reading

• “maron, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaron/
• Rhymes: -aron
• Syllabification: ma‧ron

Noun

maron

1. accusative singular of maro

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French marron (“brown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɾɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Adjective

maron

1. brown (of a brown color)

   Synonym: brun

See also

Colors in Louisiana Creole · koulær-yé (layout · text)

blan	gri	nwa, nwar
rouj	zoranj; brun, maron	jonn, jònn
	vè, vèr, vær, væt	vè fonsé
sèrsèl		blé, ble
vyolé, vyolèt	lila	ròz, roz

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish marrón and Portuguese marrom.

Adjective

maron

1. brown

Romanian

Adjective

maron m or n (feminine singular maronă, masculine plural maroni, feminine/neuter plural marone)

1. alternative form of maro

Declension

Declension of maron

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	maron		maronă		maroni	marone
	definite	maronul		marona		maronii	maronele
genitive- dative	indefinite	maron		marone		maroni	marone
	definite	maronului		maronei		maronilor	maronelor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marrón, from French marron, from Italian marrone, from Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon, “sweet chestnut”). The definition however is semantic loan from English maroon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈɾon/ [mɐˈɾon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ma‧ron

Noun

marón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. maroon (dark red, somewhat brownish colour)

Adjective

marón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. maroon (color/colour)

Further reading

• Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1223