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maroon

Pronunciation: /məˈɹuːn/

The English word “maroon” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
  2. A castaway; a person who has been marooned (abandoned).
  3. A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
  4. 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).
  5. An idiot; a fool.

adjective

  1. Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
  2. Of a dark red or reddish-brown color.

verb

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

Etymology

From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.

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