Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
MAROON
I. noun
Etymology: probably from French maron, marron feral, fugitive, modification of American Spanish cimarrón wild, savage
Date: 1666
a fugitive black slave of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries, a person who is marooned,
II. transitive verb
Date: circa 1709
to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate, to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape,
III. noun
Etymology: French marron Spanish chestnut
Date: 1779
a dark red