maroon

CEFRB2

/məˈɹuːn/

adjective · verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    A dark red-brown color.

  2. 02

    verb

    To leave someone alone in a difficult or isolated place.

Examples

  • If the large maroon turtleneck is too big, do you have it in medium?

  • Further north a Maroon community in the Bahoruco Mountains thrived for eighty-five years, until the French proposed a truce under the terms of which the Maroons would be permitted to form an independent clan.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /məˈɹəʉn/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. A castaway; a person who has been marooned (abandoned).

  2. Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.

More examples

In context

  • Joining others who had escaped before them, they formed communities of Maroons in which many traditional African customs and social mores were preserved.

  • At least, I would not be sleeping that night. Why did I have that espresso? What a maroon!

  • Hard-hit by the Arctic winter, the Waverley route was completely closed from January 6-9, when an avalanche between Whitrope and Riccarton marooned Class A2 4-6-2 No. 60535 Hornet's Beauty.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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