noun
also cim·ma·ron ˈsiməˌrän, -ˌrōn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_rən ; or cim·a·roon | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rün
( plural cimarrons -nz ; or cimarro·nes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrō(ˌ)nēz, -(ˌ)nās)
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: American Spanish cimarrón — more at maroon
1.
a. : a fugitive slave : a descendant of an escaped slave : maroon
the cimarrons of the West Indies and Central America
b. : a feral animal
2. West : bighorn