different between browning vs brawning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?a?.n??/

Noun

browning (plural brownings)

1. The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
2. Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
3. (masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
4. (Jamaican) A brown-skinned person.

Verb

browning

1. present participle of brown

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• brownin, brownin'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b????n?n/
• Hyphenation: brow?ning

Etymology 1

Blend of brown (“lightskin”) +? -ing.

Noun

browning (plural: browning dem, quantified: browning)

1. 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)

1. browning (caramel-based food additive)

English

Verb

brawning

1. present participle of brawn