marron

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.1.1.1 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Scientific names 1.2.1.2 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.1.1 Usage notes 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Adjective 2.3.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

French

[edit] Noun

marron

1. chestnut

[edit] Derived terms

• marron glacé

[edit] Etymology 2

Nyunga marran

[edit] Noun

marron

1. A type of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.

[edit] Scientific names

• Cherax tenuimanus

[edit] See also

• gilgie, jilgie
• yabby, yabbie

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ma.ʁɔ̃/, SAMPA: /ma.RO~/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Italian marrone.

[edit] Noun

marron m. (plural marrons)

1. chestnut; horse-chestnut
2. (color/colour) (chestnut) brown
3. A token used as a control of the presence of someone at his post
4. (pyrotechnics) firecracker (on a rocket)
5. (informal) punch (with the fist)
6. (informal) head
7. (attributively) brown, chestnut

[edit] Usage notes

• Used attributively to mean "brown", it is sometimes considered a full adjective, although it is invariable in number or gender.

[edit] Etymology 2

From a West Indies creole, from Spanish cimarron.

[edit] Adjective

marron m. (f. marronne, m. plural marrons, f. plural marronnes)

1. that has become wild again (used of a slave or animal who has returned to a free or wild state)
2. illicit, crooked (of professions)

   Magie marronne. Hedge magic.

[edit] Noun

marron m. (plural marrons)

1. maroon (a slave or animal who has run away to live free)