Meanings
marron1
plural marrons
- A sweet chestnut.First known use 19th c.
‘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
marron2
plural marrons
- Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
Synonyms: hairy marron, Margaret River marron
Marron3
Marron4
Marron5
- A river in west Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, which joins the River Derwent (Cumbria).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
Origin
marron · noun
- Frenchmarron
- Englishmarron
Variant form of maroon (“chestnut”), later reinforced by French marron.
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Full word history & related roots →marron · noun
- Nyungamarran
- Englishmarron
From Nyunga marran.
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Full word history & related roots →Marron · proper noun
- FrenchMarron
- EnglishMarron
Borrowed from French Marron.
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
marron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marron
“marron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marron. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marron.
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