maroon

Meaning

Noun

1. An escaped black of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
2. A castaway; a person who has been marooned.

Adj

Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

Verb

To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.

Adj

Of a maroon color

Synonyms

auburn

strand

chestnut

🌰

dark red

brownish-red

claret

vermilion

brick red

abandon

purple

reddish-brown

desert

🏜️

russet

forsake

fuchsia

give up

golden

hunting

idle

isolate

jettison

leave

magenta

picnic

puce

quit

relinquish

run away

sorrel

leave someone in the lurch

bright red

chestnut-colored

dark brown

reddish brown

Very light

red-brown

Very-light

chestnut-coloured

cinnamon-red

shipwreck survivor

chestnut colour

abdicate

abnegate

bay

blond

castaway

cast away

chestnut brown

crimson

deep red

drop out

escape

fishing

🎣

Hyphenated as

ma‧roon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈɹuːn/

Etymology

From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.