marrón
adjectiveCEFR A1High frequency
What does “marrón” mean in English?
brown
Example sentences
El perro es marrón.
The dog is brown.
La maleta marrón es mía.
The brown suitcase is mine.
Tengo zapatos marrones.
I have brown shoes.
How to use it
Marrón means 'brown'. Ends in a consonant so no gender change in singular (el coche marrón / la mesa marrón). Plural adds -es and drops the accent: marrones.
Common mistake
The accent on marrón disappears in the plural marrones — the stress moves to the second syllable, which is now penultimate (default-stress).