maó

In a sentence

• Aquesta paret està feta de maons vermells.

  This wall is made of red bricks.

  In this sentence, 'maó' refers to the building material brick in plural form.

• El color maó de la façana combina molt bé amb el verd del jardí.

  The brick color of the facade blends very well with the green of the garden.

  Here, 'maó' denotes a specific shade of reddish-orange, commonly known as brick color.

• La meva àvia guarda un maó a la cuina per a mantenir les olles calentes.

  My grandmother keeps a brick in the kitchen to keep the pots warm.

  In this context, 'maó' is used literally to mean a physical brick used functionally.