MAROON


Meaning of MAROON in English

■ noun a member of a group of black people living in parts of Suriname and the West Indies, descended from runaway slaves.

Origin

C17: from Fr. marron meaning 'feral', from Sp. cimarrón 'runaway slave'.

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