Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marron glacé

/məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: mar-ron glace
IPA: /məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The colour of such a chestnut; a light brown.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"MARRON SANDWICH: Cut the bread in rounds with a biscuit cutter; put a marron glace in the center and around it whipped cream that has sweetened and flavored. Nice for afternoon luncheon."
"Eyeshadow in Marron Glacé; Eye Liner in Dusky Brown."
"The leather was a dark chestnut, gleaming like oiled wood; her leg, in its filmy Hanes pantyhose, was two shades paler, and her cashmere dress was marron glacé."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: marron glacé

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/
British English: /ˌmaɹɒ̃ ˈɡlaseɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

marrons glacés (plural) marron glace (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce marron glacé?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/.
What does marron glacé mean?: A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.
Where does marron glacé come from?: It is traced to French.

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