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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmarrón
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-ron
"Las hojas del árbol se volvieron de color marrón."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large edible chestnut, especially one of a superior cultivated variety.
"The pastry chef used sweet marrons to create the traditional dessert."
- 1
Having a dark reddish-brown color resembling that of a chestnut.
"She wore a sophisticated marron velvet coat for the winter gala."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'marron', meaning chestnut, which originates from the Italian 'marrone'. Historically used in culinary contexts to refer to large, sweet chestnuts, and later applied to various brown color shades and specific freshwater crustaceans in Australia.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marron" is said worldwide
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marron
Transliteration: ma-ʁɔ̃
"Il a ramassé des marrons dans la forêt."
Kastanie
Transliteration: kas-ta-nə
"Wir haben im Herbst gebratene Kastanien gegessen."
marrone
Transliteration: mar-ro-ne
"Ha comprato un paio di scarpe marroni."
marrón
Transliteration: ma-ron
"Las hojas del árbol se volvieron de color marrón."
castanho
Transliteration: kas-ta-nyu
"Ele tem cabelo castanho e olhos castanhos."
भूरा
Transliteration: bhoora
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने भूरे रंग की जैकेट पहनी है।"
栗色
Transliteration: lì sè
Script: 中文汉字
"秋天到了，树叶变成了栗色。"
밤색
Transliteration: bam-saek
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 밤색 코트를 입고 있었다."
栗色
Transliteration: kuri-iro
Script: 日本語
"彼女はきれいな栗色の髪をしています。"
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