Dark brown in Spanish
Dark brown in Spanish is marrón oscuro (mah-RROHN ohs-KOO-roh), or café oscuro.
- Spanish
- marrón oscuro
- Say it
- mah-RROHN ohs-KOO-roh
- Changes to
- never changes
- Also said
- café oscuro
One of 56 colors in Colors in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Light and dark colors in Spanish: claro and oscuro
The other words in step 5 of Colors in Spanish.
- azul clarolight blue · ah-SOOL KLAH-roh
- azul oscurodark blue · ah-SOOL ohs-KOO-roh
- verde clarolight green · BEHR-deh KLAH-roh
- verde oscurodark green · BEHR-deh ohs-KOO-roh
- rosa clarolight pink · ROH-sah KLAH-roh
- gris clarolight gray · GREES KLAH-roh
- gris oscurodark gray · GREES ohs-KOO-roh
- rojo oscurodark red · ROH-hoh ohs-KOO-roh
- marrón clarolight brown · mah-RROHN KLAH-roh
Questions about marrón oscuro
How do you say dark brown in Spanish?
Dark brown in Spanish is marrón oscuro. You can also say café oscuro.
How do you pronounce marrón oscuro?
Say it mah-RROHN ohs-KOO-roh. The syllables in capitals are stressed: RROHN and KOO. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Does marrón oscuro change for feminine and plural?
No: marrón oscuro stays the same with every noun, singular or plural.
What does marrón oscuro mean in English?
In English, marrón oscuro means dark brown.
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