browning

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aʊnɪŋ === Noun === browning (countable and uncountable, plural brownings) The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc. Coordinate terms: bluing (metal), blackening (metal or food) Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc. (masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster. (Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === browning present participle and gerund of brown == Jamaican Creole == === Alternative forms === brownin, brownin' === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹɔʊ̯nɪn/ Hyphenation: brow‧ning === Etymology 1 === Blend of brown (“lightskin”) +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== browning (plural browning dem, quantified browning) a lightskin female (of colour) Synonym: brown gyal ===== Related terms ===== brown (“lightskin”) brown man (“lightskin male (of colour)”) ===== See also ===== empress (“m'lady”) high colour (“fair”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== browning (plural browning dem, quantified browning) browning (caramel-based food additive) == Polish == === Alternative forms === brauning (less common) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Browning, named after American firearm designer John Browning. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbraw.ɲiŋk/ Rhymes: -awɲiŋk Syllabification: brow‧ning === Noun === browning m inan (firearms) any type of semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Browning Arms Company ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === browning in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN browning in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Browning. === Noun === browning n (plural browninguri) Browning (gun) ==== Declension ==== === References === browning in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN