[məˈruːn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of a brownish-red colour
(e.g: ornate maroon and gold wallpaper)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘chestnut’): from French marron ‘chestnut’, or its source, Italian marrone, of uncertain origin. The sense relating to colour dates from the late 18th century

[məˈruːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a brownish-red colour
(e.g: the hat is available in either white or maroon)

- a firework that makes a loud bang, used as a signal or warning


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘chestnut’): from French marron ‘chestnut’, or its source, Italian marrone, of uncertain origin. The sense relating to colour dates from the late 18th century

[məˈruːn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island
(e.g: a novel about schoolboys marooned on a desert island)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: from Maroon, originally in the form morooned ‘lost in the wilds’

[məˈruːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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
(e.g: we cannot know for certain what languages were spoken by the Maroons)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from French marron ‘feral’, from Spanish cimarrón ‘wild’, (as a noun) ‘runaway slave’