marrone

See also: Marrone

Italian

Etymology

Originally Tuscan, from Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon, “sweet chestnut”), ultimately from Celtic *māros (“great”), referring to the size of the nut, related to Gaelic mawr and Cimbrian môr, a borrowing.

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Adjective

marrone (masculine and feminine plural marroni)

  1. brown

Noun

marrone m (plural marroni)

  1. brown
  2. a large and savoury chestnut variety
  3. the tree that produces that chestnut
  4. (by extension) chestnut
  5. (slang, vulgar, chiefly plural) ball, bollock
  6. botch up

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See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      grigio      nero      marrone
             rosa              rosso ; cremisi              arancione              giallo ; crema
             limetta              verde                           ciano ; blu petrolio, foglia di tè
             azzurro              blu              violetto ; indaco              magenta ; viola

References

  • Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana

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