Marron

English

Etymology 1

From French

Noun

Singular Marron

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Marron ({{{1}}})

1. chestnut

Derived terms

• marron glacé

Etymology 2

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Noun

Singular Marron

Plural {{{1}}}

Marron ({{{1}}})

1. A type of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.

Scientific names

• Cherax tenuimanus

See also

• gilgie, jilgie
• yabby, yabbie

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ma.ʁɔ̃/, SAMPA: /ma.RO~/

Etymology 1

From Italian marrone.

Noun

Marron m. (plural Marrons)

1. chestnut; horse-chestnut
2. chestnut brown
3. A token used as a control of the presence of someone at his post
4. (pyrotechnics) firecracker (on a rocket)
5. (informal) punch (with the fist)
6. (informal) head

Adjective

Marron m. (f. marron, m. plural Marrons, f. plural marrons)

1. brown

Usage notes

• This adjective is used mainly in France. Elsewhere, the usual adjective is brun.
• This sense of the adjective is invariable in gender. It is also considered as invariable in number by somme people (other people use marrons as the plural).

Etymology 2

From a West Indies creole, from Spanish cimarron.

Adjective

Marron m. (f. marronne, m. plural Marrons, f. plural marronnes)

1. that has become wild again (used of a slave or animal who has returned to a free or wild state)
2. illicit, crooked (of professions)

   Magie marronne. Hedge magic.

Noun

Marron m. (plural Marrons)

1. maroon (a slave or animal who has run away to live free)

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