Meaning

noun a person who is stranded (as on an island)

noun a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

noun an exploding firework used as a warning signal

originEtymology 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”).

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