Marron vs. Maroon
Marronnoun
A sweet chestnut.
Maroonnoun
An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
Marronnoun
Cherax tenuimanus, a type of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
Maroonnoun
A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
Marronnoun
A large chestnut.
Maroonnoun
A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Marronnoun
A chestnut color; maroon.
Maroonnoun
(nautical) A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
Marronnoun
A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, - used to make a noise like a cannon.
Maroonnoun
An idiot; a fool.
Marron
Marron is a name given to two closely related species of crayfish in Western Australia. Formerly considered a single species, it is now recognised as comprising two species, the critically endangered Cherax tenuimanus, and the species that is outcompeting it, C. cainii.Marron are considered a luxury product and are the subject of a developing aquaculture industry in Western Australia and other Australian states.
Maroonadjective
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
Maroonadjective
Of a maroon color
Maroonverb
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.
Maroonnoun
In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
Maroonnoun
A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
Maroonnoun
An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
Maroonverb
To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
Maroonadjective
Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.
Maroonnoun
a person who is stranded (as on an island);
âwhen the tide came in I was a maroon out thereâ;
Maroonnoun
a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
Maroonnoun
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Maroonverb
leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue;
âthe travellers were maroonedâ;
Maroonverb
leave stranded on a desert island without resources;
âThe mutinous sailors were marooned on an islandâ;
Maroonadjective
dark brownish to purplish red
Maroonadjective
of a brownish-red colour
âornate maroon and gold wallpaperâ;
Maroonnoun
a member of any of various communities in parts of the Caribbean who were originally descended from escaped slaves. In the 18th century Jamaican Maroons fought two wars against the British, both of which ended with treaties affirming the independence of the Maroons.
Maroonverb
leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island
âa novel about schoolboys marooned on a desert islandâ;
Maroon
Maroon (US/UK mÉ-ROON, Australia mÉ-ROHN) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. is also one of the French translations for .
âMarronâ; âbrownâ;
