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marron en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.’ 2007, Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones, Allen & Unwin, published 2007, page 137:

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Relateds

marron glacé

marron en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Nyunga marran.

Meanings

  1. Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.

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Relateds

gilgie · jilgie · yabby · yabbie

Synonyms

Margaret River marron · hairy marron