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Translations of brown: 'café' or 'marrón'?

I have been studying Spanish off and on for many years. Most of the time I have been told 'café' used to translate brown. However, my latest teacher says 'marrón'. Is one more appropiate in certain ...
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¿Origen de "carmelita" como color?

En mi país Cuba para referirnos al color marrón nosotros decimos carmelita. He notado que por ejemplo en Colombia y México nunca me entendieron cuando lo mencionaba y tenía que decir color café o ...
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