"brown" in sette lingue
Significatobrown
Spagnolo
/maˈron/
prestito · French marron
Hair and eyes are castaño; Latin America often says café.
Francese
/maʁɔ̃/
prestito · Italian marrone
Invariable as a colour: des chaussures marron. Brun is used for hair and skin.
Italiano
/marˈrone/
ereditaria
Also a large chestnut — the original meaning.
Portoghese
/maˈhõ/
prestito · French marron
European Portuguese prefers castanho; hair and eyes are castanhos in Brazil too.
Rumeno
/maˈro/
prestito · French marron
Invariable: pantofi maro, rochie maro.
Catalano
/məˈro/
prestito · French marron
Inglese
/bɹaʊn/
inglese nativa · Old English brūn
L’antenato
Italian marrone (pre-Latin, origin uncertain)‘large chestnut’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Brown is literally 'chestnut-coloured': an Italian word for the big chestnut, passed to French and on to Spanish. English maroon is the same word.
Parenti inglesi: maroon (via French)
Imparala
In una frase
- esTiene zapatos marrones.
- frIl a des chaussures marron.
- itHa le scarpe marroni.
- ptEle tem sapatos marrons.
- roAre pantofi maro.
- caTé unes sabates marrons.
- enHe has brown shoes.