marrone
See also: Marrone
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Originally Tuscan, from Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon, “sweet chestnut”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *māros (“great”), referring to the size of the nut, related to Welsh mawr and Cimbrian môr, a borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
marrone (plural marroni)
Noun edit
marrone m (plural marroni)
- brown
- a large and savoury/savory chestnut variety
- the tree that produces that chestnut
- (by extension) chestnut
- Synonym: castagna
- (slang, vulgar, usually in the plural) ball, bollock
- botch up
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Descendants edit
See also edit
bianco | argento; grigio | nero |
rosso; cremisi | arancione; marrone; bronzo | giallo; oro; crema |
verde chiaro; limetta | verde | verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro |
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè | azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro | blu; blu scuro |
violetto; indaco | magenta; viola | rosa; fucsia; porpora |
Further reading edit
- Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana