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Where does “cimarrón” come from?

cimarrón (Spanish) comes from Taíno simaran — wild.

cimarrón (Spanish): feral; rural; campestral; of a wild cultivar

Definitions

  1. feral; rural; campestral; of a wild cultivar

Ancestry of “cimarrón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínosimaranwild

Words derived from “cimarrón”

  • maroon
  • marron
  • maroonage
  • maroonish
  • marooner
  • marrón
  • marronnier
  • marron
  • marronnage
  • marrom
  • marrón
  • marrón
  • maro
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