adj. & n.
—adj. brownish-crimson.
—n.
1 this colour.
2 an explosive device giving a loud report.
Etymology: F marron chestnut f. It. marrone f. med.Gk maraon
2.
v. & n.
—v.tr.
1 leave (a person) isolated in a desolate place (esp. an island).
2 (of a person or a natural phenomenon) cause (a person) to be unable to leave a place.
—n.
1 a person descended from a group of fugitive slaves in the remoter parts of Surinam and the W. Indies.
2 a marooned person.
Etymology: F marron f. Sp. cimarroacuten wild f. cima peak
Useful english dictionary. 2012.