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maro

brown /maˈro/

adjective#4734 most common

Also: brown color, tan

Example sentences

Pisica mea este maro.
My cat is brown.
Am cumpărat o geantă maro.
I bought a brown bag.
Îmi place mult culoarea maro pentru mobilă.
I really like the color brown for furniture.
Frunzele copacilor devin maro toamna.
The leaves of the trees turn brown in autumn.
Ochii lui sunt de un maro intens, aproape negru.
His eyes are an intense brown, almost black.
Nuanța de maro folosită la renovarea casei se armonizează perfect cu parchetul.
The shade of brown used in the house renovation harmonizes perfectly with the parquet floor.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativemaromaro
Genitivemaromaro
Accusativemaromaro
Vocativemaromaro

Word family

maroniubrownish (a declinable variant of maro)
maro deschislight brown
maro închisdark brown
castaniuchestnut brown, used mainly for hair or eyes

Etymology

Maro entered Romanian from French marron, which named the chestnut and, by extension, its color. The word spread across Romance languages as a general term for brown. Romanian borrowed it directly and kept it as an invariable form, unlike native adjectives that change for gender and number.

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