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brown

The correct spelling is brown.

How to pronounce brown

/bɹaʊn/
noun

IPA: /bɹaʊn/

Say it like: Bro-wn

The correct spelling is brown. A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. For example: "The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel."

Usage Examples

The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.

Fry the onions until they brown.

Brown the onions in a large frying pan.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
  2. 2.One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
  3. 3.Black tar heroin.
  4. 4.A copper coin.
  5. 5.A brown horse or other animal.

verb

  1. 1.To become brown.
  2. 2.To cook something until it becomes brown.
  3. 3.To tan.
  4. 4.To make brown or dusky.
  5. 5.To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.

adjective

  1. 1.Having a brown colour.
  2. 2.Gloomy.
  3. 3.(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.

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