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marron

brown

adjective mah-ROHN Rare

Also means

chestnut

Usage Note

Marron as a color adjective is invariable — it does not agree in gender or number (des yeux marron, not marrons). As a noun, un marron is a chestnut (the edible variety, distinct from châtaigne). Marron also means an unsanctioned practitioner in old French law — médecin marron (quack doctor).

Examples

"Elle a les yeux marron."

Natural Translation

She has brown eyes.

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