Etymology

marron

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Today it means: A sweet chestnut. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French marron
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marron · noun1

  1. French · derived frommarron
  2. English todaymarron

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

marron · noun2

  1. Nyunga · borrowed frommarran
  2. English todaymarron

From Nyunga marran.

Marron · proper noun3

  1. French · borrowed fromMarron
  2. English todayMarron

Borrowed from French Marron.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmarron all →

maron

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A sweet chestnut.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.