browning

/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To become brown.
To cook something until it becomes brown.
To tan.
To make brown or dusky.
To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
(usually derogatory) To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
A brown-skinned person.

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