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"Castaño" is an adjective which is often translated as "brown", and "marrón" is a noun which is also often translated as "brown". Learn more about the difference between "castaño" and "marrón" below.
castaño(
kahs
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tah
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nyoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
el marrón(
mah
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rrohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (color)
a. brown
Me gusta el marrón y el azul para el cuarto del bebé.I like brown and blue for the baby's room.
2. (colloquial) (problem) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
