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marron [mar-uh n, muh-rohn; French ma-rawn] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of marron From French, dating back to 1970–75; see origin at maroon1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marron Contemporary Examples of marron
“The scale of Wall Street is bigger by several orders of magnitude,” says Marron.
Joanne Lipman
April 11, 2011
The vast majority of business,” says Marron, “is done at very high ethical standards.
Joanne Lipman
April 11, 2011
Historical Examples of marron
“They wanted me to stay with my boys at the first,” said Marron, with a shrug of his shoulders.
George Durston
Marron, from which the English word “Maroon” is derived, has a Spanish origin.
Lafcadio Hearn
Mrs. Marron was voluble, ignorant, and a willing source of information.
Samuel Hopkins Adams
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
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Where the chocolate fails, however, the marron glacé is an infallible specific.
Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for marron marron 1 noun a large edible sweet chestnut Word Origin for marron from French, of obscure origin marron 2 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
