No. 3,997 in Spanish
brown
The Spanish word for "brown" is "marrón." It refers to a color resembling that of wood or earth.
In a sentence
El perro es marrón.
The dog is brown.
'Marrón' is used as an adjective describing the color of the dog.
El suelo de la sala es marrón oscuro.
The floor of the room is dark brown.
'Marrón oscuro' combines 'marrón', meaning 'brown', with 'oscuro', meaning 'dark', to specify a shade of brown.
Compré unos zapatos marrones para la fiesta.
I bought some brown shoes for the party.
'Marrones' is the plural form of 'marrón', agreeing in number and gender with 'zapatos', the plural noun it modifies.
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