maroon
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
Other meanings
A castaway; a person who has been marooned (abandoned).
A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Word history
From Spanish "cimarrón" (fugitive, wild, feral).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “maroon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.