Marron

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See Spanish chestnut.
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  • n. chestnut
  • n. A type of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large chestnut.
  • n. A chestnut color; maroon.
  • n. A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a cannon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An obsolete form of maroon.
  • n. See maroon.
    • Word Usage
    "I first learned about red Kuri squash here, where the charming little guy is known by his French name, potimarron, the 'marron' in the name because it tastes like chestnuts."
    Cross Reference
    marrons glacés    gilgie    yabbie    jilgie    yabby   
    Variant
    maroon   
    Form
    marron glacé   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    maroon   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aaron    Aran    Aron    Charon    Heron    Karen    Mehran    Sharon    baron    barren   
     
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