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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  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: mar‧ró‧ne

Adjective

marrone (plural marroni)

  1. brown

Noun

marrone m (plural marroni)

  1. brown
  2. a large and savoury/savory chestnut variety
  3. the tree that produces that chestnut
  4. (by extension) chestnut
    Synonym: castagna
  5. (slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) ball, bollock
    Synonyms: coglione, (plural) palle, marone
  6. botch up

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

Further reading
  • Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana

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