Etymology

marron glacé

Today it means: A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla. Full definition →

French marron glacé
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  1. French · borrowed frommarron glacé
  2. English todaymarron glacé

Borrowed from French marron glacé (literally “iced chestnut”).

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