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marron.

horse-chestnut

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ma.ʁɔ̃/

  1. horse-chestnut

    masculine

  2. chestnut

    masculine

  3. chestnut brown

    masculine

  4. A token used as a control of the presence of someone at his post

    masculine

  5. firecracker (on a rocket)

    masculine

  6. punch (with the fist)

    informal · masculine

  7. head

    informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon)bor. Italian marronebor. French marron Borrowed from Italian marrone.

adj/ma.ʁɔ̃/

  1. brown

    France · invariable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Byzantine Greek μάραον (máraon)bor. Italian marronebor. French marron Borrowed from Italian marrone.

adj/ma.ʁɔ̃/

  1. feral, maroon (that has become wild again (used of a slave or animal who has returned to a free or wild state))

    Antilles
    cochon marron

  2. wild (to qualify a wild alternative for a cultivated plant or domestic animal)

    Antilles
    tabac marron

  3. illicit, crooked (of professions)

    magie marronne
Where this word comes from

From a West Indies creole, from Spanish cimarrón; see that entry for more.

noun/ma.ʁɔ̃/

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

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From a West Indies creole, from Spanish cimarrón; see that entry for more.

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