caballo marrón
/kabaʝo maron/from spelling rules
The English phrase "brown horse" is translated into Spanish as caballo marrón.
The phrase refers to a horse that has brown fur.
Which one should you use?
While caballo marrón is grammatically correct, the term caballo castaño is more common among horse enthusiasts and breeders when specifically describing a reddish-brown horse.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the adjective marrón follows the noun caballo. To express the plural "brown horses," both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix '-s', resulting in caballos marrones.
Did you know?
- The word marrón is a French loanword, meaning its roots are not actually found in the ancient Latin that forms much of the Spanish vocabulary.
- Spanish has distinct terms for brown based on the shade, such as alazán for a reddish-brown horse and castaño for a deeper brown.
- The term castaño used for horses is the same word used to describe chestnut trees or chestnut-colored hair.
Examples in context
- Tengo un caballo marrón.I have a brown horse.This sentence is useful for stating ownership of a caballo marrón.Tatoeba #12013851 by carlosalberto, translation #12013765 by carlosalberto
- El caballo marrón es rápido.The brown horse is fast.This sentence is useful for describing a quality of a caballo marrón.Tatoeba #462619 by lukaszpp, translation #462618 by lukaszpp
- El ganador de la competencia ecuestre fue un equino pardoThe winner of the equestrian competition was a brown horse
- Hoy vi un caballo café en el campoToday I saw a brown horse in the countryside
- El caballo marrón descansa en el campo.The brown horse rests in the field.
Example conversation
Javier and María are looking at animals in a farm.
- Javier¿Ves a ese caballo marrón?Do you see that brown horse?
- MaríaSí, es muy bonito.Yes, it is very beautiful.
- JavierMe gusta su color.I like its color.
- MaríaA mí también.Me too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries caballo, marrón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
