"marron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: marrons [plural]
Etymology: Variant form of maroon (“chestnut”), later reinforced by French marron. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|marron}} French marron Head templates: {{en-noun}} marron (plural marrons)
  1. A sweet chestnut. Related terms: marron glacé
    Sense id: en-marron-en-noun-Eo02abiZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: marrons [plural]
Etymology: From Nyunga marran. Etymology templates: {{interproject-box|intro=Wikispecies has information on|link=Cherax tenuimanus|logo=Wikispecies-logo.svg|sisterclass=wikispecies}}, {{wikispecies|Cherax tenuimanus}}, {{wp|Cherax tenuimanus}}, {{bor|en|nys|marran}} Nyunga marran Head templates: {{en-noun}} marron (plural marrons)
  1. Cherax tenuimanus, a species of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia. Synonyms: hairy marron, Margaret River marron Related terms: gilgie, jilgie, yabby, yabbie
    Sense id: en-marron-en-noun-3yEfVMlI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Astacideans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 1 13 14 0 0 0 1 1 4 11 1 28 0 0 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Astacideans: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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