maroon

maroon
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maroon [1] NOUN 1) a dark brownish-red colour. 2) chiefly Brit. a firework that makes a loud bang, used as a signal or warning.
ORIGIN from French marron 'chestnut' ; sense 2 is so named because the firework makes the noise of a chestnut bursting in the fire.
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maroon [2] VERB (be marooned) be abandoned alone in an inaccessible place.
ORIGIN from Maroon, a member of a group of black people descended from runaway slaves and living in parts of Suriname and the West Indies, from Spanish cimarrón 'runaway slave' .

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