English–Spanish

“brown” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsodorar · pardo

Pronunciation

IPA/maˈron/

Example

Tengo un abrigo marrón.

I have a brown coat.

Illustration for marrón (brown)

How to say “brown” in Spanish

“Brown” in Spanish is marrón.

Chestnut-like brown.

Full entry for marrón: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with marrón

El perro tiene el pelaje marrón.

The dog has brown fur.

Tips for using marrón

  • As an adjective, marrón does not change for gender (un abrigo marrón, una falda marrón) but forms a plural marrones that loses the accent (unos abrigos marrones, unas faldas marrones).

Other Spanish words for “brown”

Voy a dorar la cebolla en la sartén.

I'm going to brown the onion in the pan.

El perro es pardo.

The dog is brown.

“brown” in other languages