marrone
brown
adjective mahr-ROH-neh Rare
Origin: From French 'marron' (chestnut).
Also means
chestnut (colour)
Usage Note
Marrone is invariable in gender (un cappotto marrone, una borsa marrone) but has a plural marroni. It is the standard Italian word for the colour brown. As a noun, un marrone is a chestnut (the nut); colloquially in central-northern Italy marroni is a vulgar plural — be aware of register when using the noun form.
Examples
"Ha gli occhi marroni e i capelli scuri."
Natural Translation
She has brown eyes and dark hair.
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