First Known Use: 1666
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1maroon
noun ma·roon \mə-ˈrün\
Definition of MAROON
1
capitalized : a fugitive black slave of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries; also : a descendant of such a slave
2
: a person who is marooned
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Origin of MAROON
probably from French maron, marron feral, fugitive, modification of American Spanish cimarrón wild, savage
Rhymes with MAROON
aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon
2maroon
verb
: to leave (someone) in a place (such as an island) that is difficult or impossible to get away from
Full Definition of MAROON
transitive verb
1
: to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate
2
: to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape
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First Known Use of MAROON
circa 1709
3maroon
noun
Definition of MAROON
: a dark red
Origin of MAROON
French marron Spanish chestnut
First Known Use: 1779
MAROON Defined for Kids
1maroon
verb ma·roon \mə-ˈrün\
ma·roonedma·roon·ing
Definition of MAROON for Kids
: to abandon in a place that is difficult to escape from <The sailors were marooned on an island.>
2maroon
noun
Definition of MAROON for Kids
: a dark red
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