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Definition for: maroon

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Also known as “Bush Negro” or “Refugee Black” in the Guianas

Pronunciation

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IPA SAMPA
/məˈruːn/ /m@"ru:n/
/məˈrəʊn/ /m@"r@Un/
  • Hyphenation: ma·roon
  • Rhymes: -uːn
  • Rhymes: -əʊn

Etymology 1

Derived from the American-Spanish cimarrón , meaning “fugitive,” “wild”, “untamed”.

Noun

Singular
maroon

Plural
maroons

maroon ( plural maroons )

  1. An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendent of escaped slaves.
  2. A castaway; a person who has been marooned.

Adjective

maroon ( not comparable )

Positive
maroon

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples

Verb

to maroon ( third-person singular simple present maroons , present participle marooning , simple past marooned , past participle marooned )

Infinitive
to maroon

Third person singular
maroons

Simple past
marooned

Past participle
marooned

Present participle
marooning

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

Translations

runaway slave

  • French: m . Nègre marron; f . nègresse marron. ( obs ) m . Nègre libre; 'f . nègresse libre
  • Spanish: Esclavo cimarrón

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Etymology 2

French marron, “chestnut; brown”.

Noun

Singular
maroon

Plural
maroons

maroon ( plural maroons )

  1. (colour) A dark red, somewhat brownish, colour.
    maroon colour:    

Translations

colour

  • Chinese: 栗色
  • Danish: maron
  • French: Marron pourpré; bordeaux
  • Greek:
    • Modern καστανέρυθρο (kastanerythro or kastanerithro)
    • Katharevousa: καστανέρυθρον (kastanerythron or kastanerithron)
  • Italian: marrone, bordeaux
  • Japanese: くり色 (くりいろ, kuriiro)
  • Spanish: castaño
  • Swedish: bordeaux
  • Vietnamese: hạt dẻ

Adjective

maroon ( comparative more maroon , superlative most maroon )

Positive
maroon

Comparative
more maroon

Superlative
most maroon

  1. (colour) of a maroon color

Translations

color

  • French (invariable): Marron pourpré; bordeaux
  • Italian: marrone, rossastro
  • Japanese: くり色の (くりいろの, kuriiro no)
  • Spanish: castaño

See also

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

Singular
maroon

Plural
maroons

maroon ( plural maroons )

  1. a rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat

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