marron
marron · marrons
A sweet chestnutA sweet chestnut.
US/mˈɛɹən/
» A marron glacé is a sugar coated chestnut, similar to the Japanese sweet natto.
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2 sensesA sweet chestnut.
Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
Examples
1 sentencesA marron glacé is a sugar coated chestnut, similar to the Japanese sweet natto.
Origin
Variant form of maroon (“chestnut”), later reinforced by French marron. From Nyunga marraVariant form of maroon (“chestnut”), later reinforced by French marron.
From Nyunga marran.
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