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单词 marron
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marronn.1

Brit. /ˈmarɒn/, U.S. /məˈrɑn/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: maroon n.1
Etymology: Originally a variant of maroon n.1, now distinguished in form in sense below. It is uncertain to what extent the examples below show a secondary borrowing of French marron (see maroon n.1, and compare marron glacé n.).
The nut of the sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, esp. as used in cooking or eaten as a sweetmeat; spec. one of an extra large variety resulting from the abortion of two of the three nuts in the cupule. Also in marron chestnut.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > chestnut
chesteine1362
castanea1398
chestnut1519
Sardian acorn1551
maroon1594
sweet chestnut1818
marron1877
Sardinian acorn1895
1877 H. E. Scudder Recoll. S. Breck iii. 66 The fine large marron chestnuts were brought to us..for a cent a hundred.
1884 tr. A. de Candolle Origin Cultivated Plants ii. v. 353 Olivier de Serres, in the sixteenth century, praises the chestnuts Sardonne and Tuscane, which produced the single-kernelled fruit called the Lyons marron.]
1934 Amer. Home July 83/1 A jar each of brandied peaches, grenadine oranges, marrons, and ginger.
1980 K. Boyle Fifty Stories 91 He had some flowers and some candied marrons sent to her.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

marronn.2

Brit. /ˈmarən/, U.S. /ˈmɛrən/, Australian English /ˈmærən/
Origin: A borrowing from Nyungar. Etymon: Nyungar marran.
Etymology: < Nyungar (Perth–Albany region) marran.
Australian.
A large freshwater crayfish, Cherax tenuimanus, which inhabits the sandy beds of rivers and streams in western Australia. Also: the flesh of this crayfish as food.
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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > lobster > crayfish
scrayfish1309
river crab?c1425
crayfisha1475
crevis fish1688
rock lobster1810
koura1847
Murray crayfish1880
yabby1886
cray1906
marron1943
mudbug1955
1943 Land Girls Gaz. (Perth, Austral.) Apr. 7 Last night we caught twelve marrons in a fishing bag.
1966 Austral. Encycl. III. 92/1 Vying with the giant eastern forms is the marron (Cherax tenuimanus) of Western Australia, which reaches a length of 15 inches.
1990 Busselton-Margaret (W. Austral.) Times 17 Aug. 3/3 Freshwater marron from Western Australia will be gracing the dining tables in Jakarta's Hilton Hotel in November.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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