Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marron

/mˈɛɹən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: mar-ron
IPA: /mˈɛɹən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet chestnut.

noun

Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.

noun

A Surinamese maroon (escaped slave).

name

A surname from French.

name

A river in west Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, which joins the River Derwent (Cumbria).

Example Sentences

"‘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.’"

Etymology

Variant form of maroon (“chestnut”), later reinforced by French marron.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: marron, marran

Inflected Forms

marrons (plural)

Phrases

marron glacé

Frequently Paired Words

marron glacé gilgie jilgie yabby yabbie

Synonyms

hairy marron Margaret River marron

Homonyms

mehran

Rhymes With

aaron karen mclaren karan heron aron theron herron aran charon perron farron

Questions

How do you pronounce marron?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛɹən/.
What does marron mean?: A sweet chestnut.
Where does marron come from?: It is traced to French.

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