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Clément Faugier
Fabrique de Marrons Glacés créée en 1882 - Vente en ligne
www.clementfaugier.fr

mar⋅ron

  [mar-uhn, muh-rohn; Fr. ma-rawn]
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–noun
a large European chestnut, esp. as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
Origin:
1970–75; < F; see maroon 1
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Clément Faugier
Fabrique de Marrons Glacés créée en 1882 - Vente en ligne
www.clementfaugier.fr
mar·ron   (mār'ən, mā-rôɴ')   
n.  See Spanish chestnut.

[French; see maroon2.]
Spanish chestnut  
n.   In both senses also called marron.

  1. A deciduous Mediterranean tree (Castanea sativa) bearing edible nuts enclosed in a spiny bur.

  2. The nut of this tree.

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