granate — meaning in English

English meaning

• garnet noun A hard, deep red mineral used as a gemstone or as an abrasive.
• maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.

Senses

granate is used for these senses in English:

• maroon A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
• puce A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.

garnet — full definition

1. noun A hard, deep red mineral used as a gemstone or as an abrasive.
2. adj Having a deep red colour, like the gemstone.

maroon — full definition

1. adj A dark brownish-red colour.
2. verb To strand someone in a remote or isolated place, leaving them unable to get away.
3. noun Historically, an enslaved person who escaped and formed independent communities, especially in the Caribbean and the Americas, or their descendants.

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