marrone

See also: Marrone

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈro.ne/

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• Hyphenation: mar‧ró‧ne

Adjective

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

Descendants

• → French: marron (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)

bianco	argento; grigio	nero
rosso; cremisi	arancione; marrone; bronzo	giallo; oro; crema
verde chiaro; limetta	verde	verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè	azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro	blu; blu scuro
violetto; indaco	magenta; viola	rosa; fucsia; porpora

References

• Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana

Anagrams

• marnerò, normare, normerà