maroon.
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
Meaning & usage
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
A castaway; a person who has been marooned (abandoned).
Where this word comes from
From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
Where this word comes from
From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
Where this word comes from
From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.
A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon)bor. Italian marronebor. French marronbor. English maroon From earlier marone, marron, borrowed from French marron (“chestnut; brown”). Compare Spanish marrón. Doublet of marron (“sweet chestnut”).
Of a dark red or reddish-brown color.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon)bor. Italian marronebor. French marronbor. English maroon From earlier marone, marron, borrowed from French marron (“chestnut; brown”). Compare Spanish marrón. Doublet of marron (“sweet chestnut”).
A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (for example, to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Possibly related to the sense “castaway” (etymology 1), or owing to the fact that the color of a fired flare was commonly red (etymology 2).
An idiot; a fool.
Where this word comes from
From an intentional mispronunciation of the word moron used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny.
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