marrone

See also: Marrone

Italian

Etymology

Originally Tuscan, from Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon, “sweet chestnut”), ultimately from Celtic *māros (“great”), referring to the size of the nut, related to Gaelic mawr and Cimbrian môr, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

marrone (masculine and feminine plural marroni)

1. brown

Noun

marrone m (plural marroni)

1. brown
2. a large and savoury chestnut variety
3. the tree that produces that chestnut
4. (by extension) chestnut
5. (slang, vulgar, chiefly plural) ball, bollock
6. botch up

Synonyms

• (chestnut): castagna
• (ball, etc.): coglione, palle (plural), marone

Derived terms

• marroneto

Anagrams

• marnerò
• normare
• normerà

References

• Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana