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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sweet chestnut.

   "‘I mean, shit, even if I had've come down here of a weekend and taken back a sack full of marron, I would have killed the pig up there.’"

2. 2
   Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
3. 3
   A Surinamese maroon (escaped slave). historical

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from French.
2. 2
   A river in west Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, which joins the River Derwent (Cumbria).

Synonyms

All synonyms

businengehairy marronmargaret river marron

Example

More examples

"A marron glacé is a sugar coated chestnut, similar to the Japanese sweet natto."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variant form of maroon (“chestnut”), later reinforced by French marron.

Etymology 2

From Nyunga marran.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French Marron.

Related phrases

sweet chestnut

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