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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAuburn
/ˈɔːbən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A reddish-brown color, typically used to describe hair.
"Her hair has a lovely shade of auburn that glows in the sunlight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'auburn', originally meaning 'off-white' or 'blonde', from Old French 'alborne', from Late Latin 'alburnus' (whitish), influenced by Latin 'albus' (white), but its meaning shifted in the 16th century to denote reddish-brown hair.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Auburn" is said worldwide
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chainé
Transliteration: chainté
Script: châtain
"Elle a de beaux cheveux châtains."
rotbraun
Transliteration: rotbraun
"Sie hat wunderschönes rotbraunes Haar."
castano ramato
Transliteration: castano ramato
"I suoi capelli sono di un bel colore castano ramato."
castaño rojizo
Transliteration: castaño rojizo
"Ella tiene el pelo castaño rojizo."
castanho-avermelhado
Transliteration: castanho-avermelhado
"O cabelo dela é castanho-avermelhado."
अबरन
Transliteration: abaran
"उसके बाल सुनहरे भूरे रंग के हैं।"
赤褐色
Transliteration: chìhèssè
"她有一头美丽的赤褐色头发。"
적갈색
Transliteration: jeokgalsaek
"그녀는 아름다운 적갈색 머리칼을 가지고 있다."
赤褐色
Transliteration: sekikasshoku
"彼女の髪は綺麗な赤褐色だ。"
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