tawny
A light brown to brownish orange colourA light brown to brownish orange colour.
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» The tawny owl is a type of owl.
Der Waldkauz ist eine Eulenart. — Melang
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9 senses(countable, uncountable)A light brown to brownish orange colour.
A light brown to brownish orange colour.
(countable, specifically, uncountable)Synonym of tenné (“a rarely-used tincture of orange or bright brown”).
(countable, uncountable)Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if it has the word tawny in its name).
Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if it has the word tawny in its name).
(countable, uncountable)The common bullfinch or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
(countable, uncountable)In full tawny port: a sweet, fortified port wine which is blended and matured in wooden casks.
(countable, uncountable)Tawny frogmouth.
(countable, uncountable)Tawny owl.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A fabric of a light brown to brownish orange colour.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A person with skin of a brown colour.
Examples
16 sentencesThe tawny owl is a type of owl.
deDer Waldkauz ist eine Eulenart. — Melang
Can you tell tawny owls apart from other owls?
deKannst du einen Waldkauz von anderen Eulen unterscheiden? — Melang
Can you distinguish between tawny owls and other owls?
deKannst du einen Waldkauz von anderen Eulen unterscheiden? — Melang
The elephant is grey and the lion is tawny colored.
What color is your urine: bright, tawny, reddish or golden brown?
deWelche Farbe hat dein Urin: hell, dunkelgelb, rötlich oder goldbraun? — Esperantostern
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English tauni, tawne (“brownish-orange colour; cloth of this colour; sweet bevFrom Middle English tauni, tawne (“brownish-orange colour; cloth of this colour; sweet beverage of this colour”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman tawné, and Old French tané, tanné, tanney (“tan colour; cloth of this colour”), from tané (verb): see further at etymology 1.
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