marrone

See also: Marrone

Italian

Etymology

Originally Tuscan, from Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon, “sweet chestnut”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *māros (“great”), referring to the size of the nut, related to Welsh mawr and Cimbrian môr, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /marˈro.ne/
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  • Hyphenation: mar‧ró‧ne

Adjective

marrone (masculine and feminine plural marroni)

  1. brown

Noun

marrone m (plural marroni)

  1. brown
  2. a large and savoury chestnut variety
  3. the tree that produces that chestnut
  4. (by extension) chestnut
  5. (slang, vulgar, chiefly plural) ball, bollock
  6. botch up

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → French: marron (see there for further descendants)

See also
Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      grigio      nero
             rosso ; cremisi              arancione ; marrone              giallo ; crema
             verde chiaro; limetta              verde              verde acqua, acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
             ciano, azzurro, celeste ; blu petrolio, foglia di tè              azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro              blu
             violetto ; indaco              magenta ; viola              rosa; fucsia; porpora

References
  • Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana

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