marron

[ mar-uhn, muh-rohn; French ma-rawn ]

/ ˈmær ən, məˈroʊn; French maˈrɔ̃ /

noun

a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.

Origin of marron

From French, dating back to 1970–75; see origin at maroon¹

Words nearby marron

marriage of convenience, marriage portion, married, married print, Marriner, marron, marrons glacés, marrow, marrowbone, marrowbones, marrowfat

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Example sentences from the Web for marron

"The scale of Wall Street is bigger by several orders of magnitude," says Marron.
Are Ethics for Suckers?|Joanne Lipman|April 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The vast majority of business," says Marron, "is done at very high ethical standards.
Are Ethics for Suckers?|Joanne Lipman|April 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Two Marron strains are mentioned as producers of very large nuts; otherwise this variety's record is not impressive.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943|Various
"Maurice Delarey is scarcely my idea of a mystery," said Mrs. Creswick, taking joyously a marron glacé.
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens

Mrs. Rossiter selected a marron from the floor with care, wiped it daintily, and began to eat.
Why Joan?|Eleanor Mercein Kelly
"They wanted me to stay with my boys at the first," said Marron, with a shrug of his shoulders.
The Boy Scouts on the Trail|George Durston
Vermont was a favourite with Miss Penelope, owing chiefly to his frequent gifts of marron glacs--a great weakness of hers.
Adrien Leroy|Charles Garvice

British Dictionary definitions for marron (1 of 2)

marron¹

/ (ˈmærən, French marɔ̃) /

noun

a large edible sweet chestnut

Word Origin for marron

from French, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for marron (2 of 2)

marron²

/ (ˈmærən) /

noun

a large freshwater crayfish of Western Australia, Cherax tenuimanus

Word Origin for marron

from a native Australian language

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单词	marron
释义	marron [ mar-uhn, muh-rohn; French ma-rawn ] / ˈmær ən, məˈroʊn; French maˈrɔ̃ / noun a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup. Origin of marron From French, dating back to 1970–75; see origin at maroon¹ Words nearby marron marriage of convenience, marriage portion, married, married print, Marriner, marron, marrons glacés, marrow, marrowbone, marrowbones, marrowfat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marron "The scale of Wall Street is bigger by several orders of magnitude," says Marron. Are Ethics for Suckers?\|Joanne Lipman\|April 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The vast majority of business," says Marron, "is done at very high ethical standards. Are Ethics for Suckers?\|Joanne Lipman\|April 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Two Marron strains are mentioned as producers of very large nuts; otherwise this variety's record is not impressive. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943\|Various "Maurice Delarey is scarcely my idea of a mystery," said Mrs. Creswick, taking joyously a marron glacé. The Call of the Blood\|Robert Smythe Hichens Mrs. Rossiter selected a marron from the floor with care, wiped it daintily, and began to eat. Why Joan?\|Eleanor Mercein Kelly "They wanted me to stay with my boys at the first," said Marron, with a shrug of his shoulders. The Boy Scouts on the Trail\|George Durston Vermont was a favourite with Miss Penelope, owing chiefly to his frequent gifts of marron glacs--a great weakness of hers. Adrien Leroy\|Charles Garvice British Dictionary definitions for marron (1 of 2) marron¹ / (ˈmærən, French marɔ̃) / noun a large edible sweet chestnut Word Origin for marron from French, of obscure origin British Dictionary definitions for marron (2 of 2) marron² / (ˈmærən) / noun a large freshwater crayfish of Western Australia, Cherax tenuimanus Word Origin for marron from a native Australian language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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