ma|roon

ma|roon
ma|roon1 «muh ROON», adjective, noun.
–adj.
very dark brownish-red.
–n.
a very dark brownish red.
╂[< Middle French marron < Italian marrone chestnut]
ma|roon2 «muh ROON», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to put (a person) ashore in a desolate place and leave him: »

Pirates used to maroon people on desert islands.

2. Figurative. to leave in a lonely, helpless position: »

During the storm we were marooned in a cabin miles from town.

–v.i.
Southern U.S. to camp out for several days.
╂[American English, (originally) to camp out < noun]
–n.
1. a descendant of escaped Negro slaves living in the West Indies and Surinam.
2. an escaped Negro slave, an ancestor of these people.
3. a person who is marooned.
╂[< French marron, perhaps < American Spanish cimarrón wild; seeking refuge in the bushes on the mountains < Old Spanish cimarra bushes < cima summit < Latin c swelling, cyma]

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