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proper noun
- An English, Irish and Scottish surname.
- A nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion.
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noun
- A red-orange colour, including the colour of chocolate or coffee.
- <table><tr><td>brown colour: </td><td bgcolor="brown" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
- The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.
- (context, snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 4 points.
Translations: - Dutch: bruin(nl)
- French: fr(fr, marron}}, {{t+)brun
- Spanish: marrón(es)m, café(es)m
verb
- To become brown.
- Light-skinned people tend to when exposed to the sun.
- (cooking) To cook something until it becomes brown.
- Brown the onions in a large frying pan.
Translations: - Dutch: bruinbakken
- French: faire dorer, faire roussir
- Spanish: broncearse(es)
adjective
- (colour) Having a brown colour.
Translations: - Dutch: bruin(nl)
- French: fr(fr, brun}}, {{t+)marron
- German: braun(de)
- Spanish: marrón, es(es(es)café, {{t-)pardo
Etymology: broun (the color brown from 13th century) < brun, brÅn (dark, shining) < - brunaz < (PIE.)
- bher- (shining, brown). Cognates include Danish bruin, Icelandic brnn, Swedish brun, German braun, Lithuanian brunas, beras, Sanskrit babhru, and Medieval Latin brunus, Spanish bruno, French brun. Confer bruin, beaver, burnish, brunette.
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