brown

• Color básico que describe un tono oscuro, similar al de la tierra o la madera, como el del chocolate o el café.

A basic color adjective describing a dark shade, like earth or wood.

1. A1formal

   Having the color of earth, wood, or coffee; a dark shade between red and yellow.

   marrón

   • She wore a brown leather jacket.
   • The leaves turn brown in autumn.
   • He has brown eyes and dark hair.

   Sinónimosauburnbeigebronzechestnutchocolatemahoganysepiatanumber

2. Cooked or roastedA2informal

   Describing food that has been cooked until it turns brown, often by frying or baking.

   dorado

   • The chicken is cooked until golden brown.
   • She likes her toast lightly brown.
   • The onions should be brown before adding the tomatoes.

   Sinónimosbrownedgoldenroastedsearedtoasted

• Sustantivo que designa el color obtenido al mezclar rojo, amarillo y azul o naranja con negro, frecuentemente asociado con la tierra, la madera o el chocolate.

A noun referring to a color produced by mixing red, yellow, and blue, or by mixing orange and black, often associated with earth, wood, or chocolate.

1. A1formal

   A dark color produced by mixing red, yellow, and blue, like the color of wood or earth.

   Marrón (color)

   • She painted the walls a warm shade of brown.
   • The leaves turn brown in autumn.
   • His favorite color is brown.

   Sinónimosbronzechestnutchocolatecoffeehazelmahoganyrustsepiaumberwalnut

2. Brown pigment or materialA2formal

   A substance or material that is brown in color.

   Pigmento o material de color marrón

   • The artist used brown for the tree trunks.
   • The carpet is a dark brown.
   • He mixed red and green to create brown.

• Verbo que se usa para referirse al proceso de cocinar alimentos hasta que adquieren un color dorado o marrón, generalmente aplicando calor.

A verb used to indicate the act of cooking food until it turns brown, typically by applying heat.

1. Cook until brownA2formalculinary

   To cook food, especially meat or vegetables, until it turns brown, typically by frying, roasting, or grilling.

   Dorrear

   • Brown the onions in butter before adding the garlic.
   • She browned the chicken pieces on all sides.
   • The recipe says to brown the meat first for extra flavor.

   Sinónimoscaramelizeseartoast

2. B1formal

   To become brown in color, often due to exposure to heat, sun, or age.

   volverse marrón

   • The leaves began to brown in the autumn sun.
   • The grass browned quickly during the drought.
   • His skin browned after a week at the beach.

   Sinónimosbronzeembrowntantoast