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"Marrón" is a noun which is often translated as "brown", and "castaño" is an adjective which is also often translated as "brown". Learn more about the difference between "marrón" and "castaño" below.
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
castaño(
kahs
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tah
-
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).
