marrom

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French marron.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 

  • Hyphenation: mar‧rom

Adjective

marrom m or f (plural marrons)

  1. brown
    Synonym: castanho

Usage notes

In Portugal, castanho is extremely more common. In Brazil, referring to eye and hair-colour, castanho is usually used instead of marrom; in other cases, castanho is a shade of marrom: chestnut.

Noun

marrom m (plural marrons)

  1. brown
    Synonym: castanho

See also
Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento		      preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim		              laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom		              amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo		              azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás		              magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

References
  1. “marrom” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “marrom” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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