maroon
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a personAn escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
» Tom was marooned on an island.
Tom saß auf einer Insel fest.
Meaning
5 sensesAn escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
Maroon (Maroons pl, from English), Maroon-Männer, Maroon-Frauen
маро́нmarón
A castaway; a person who has been marooned (abandoned).
Ausgesetzter, Ausgesetzte, Ausgestoßener
изго́йizgój
a person who is stranded (as on an island)
(countable, uncountable)A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Rotbaun, Kastanienbraun, Weinrot
тёмно-бордо́выйtjómno-bordóvyj, бордо́выйbordóvyj
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (for example, to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
(derogatory, slang)An idiot; a fool.
Examples
12 sentencesTom was marooned on an island.
deTom saß auf einer Insel fest.
They were marooned on a desert isle.
Tom was marooned on a deserted island.
deTom saß auf einer einsamen Insel fest.
Tom was marooned on an uninhabited island.
deTom saß auf einer unbewohnten Insel fest.
Tom was marooned on a tiny island.
deTom saß auf einer kleinen Insel fest.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild,From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.
From earlier marone, marron, borrowed from French marron (“chestnut; brown”). Compare Spanish marrón. Doublet of marron (“sweet chestnut”).
Unknown. Possibly related to the sense “castaway” (etymology 1), or owing to the fact that the color of a fired flare was commonly red (etymology 2).
From an intentional mispronunciation of the word moron used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny.
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