maron
English
Etymology
Either from French marron or Italian marrone, both from Latin Marrones.
Noun
maron (plural marons)
- (obsolete) An alpine guide.
Further reading
- “maron, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Esperanto
Noun
maron
- accusative singular of maro
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
Inherited from French marron (“brown”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈɾɔ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Adjective
maron
See also
| 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
Romanian
Adjective
maron m or n (feminine singular maronă, masculine plural maroni, feminine/neuter plural marone)
- alternative form of maro
Declension
| 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)
- maroon (dark red, somewhat brownish colour)
Adjective
marón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜈ᜔)
- 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