brown

7 definitions • 10 examples

the colour of chocolate or soil:

dark brown There was a dark brown smudge on the carpet.

light brown She has light brown hair.

having the colour of chocolate or soil:

The parcel was wrapped in plain brown paper.

He's very handsome, with regular features and deep brown eyes.

belonging or relating to groups of people with brown skin, especially people who come from or whose family originally came from South Asia or the Middle East, but also used to describe people in the USA whose families come from Latin America:

For South Asian Americans, a Brown identity allows them to establish a separate racial identity for themselves independent of White and Black Americans.

He is proud to describe himself as a brown person.

to make food brown by cooking it:

lightly brown Lightly brown the onion before adding the tomatoes.

Allow the meat to brown before adding the vegetables.

(of) the color of chocolate or earth:

a brown suit

(a person) having brown skin

to make food brown by cooking it:

First brown the meat and then cook it slowly.