What does marron in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word marron in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use marron in French.

The word marron in French means brown, brown, chestnut, punch, fake, sham, taken in, done, had, duped, runaway, runaway slave, brown belt, marron glacé. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marron

brown

adjectif invariable (couleur brun rouge) (colour)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Que penses-tu de cette jupe marron ? Christine a de très jolis yeux marron.
What do you think of this brown skirt? Christine has very pretty brown eyes.

brown

nom masculin (couleur brun rouge) (colour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le marron ne lui va pas tellement.
Brown doesn't really suit her.

chestnut

nom masculin (fruit du marronnier) (edible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aime la crème de marron mais je préfère les marrons glacés.
I like chestnut cream, but I prefer candied chestnuts.

punch

nom masculin (argot (coup de poing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a reçu un marron dans l'œil.
He got a punch in the eye.

fake, sham

adjectif (qui exerce illégalement, véreux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'était un médecin marron, il a été dénoncé.
He was a quack doctor and he got turned in.

taken in, done, had, duped

adjectif invariable (familier (trompé, déçu) (informal)

(verb, past participle: Verb form used descriptively or to form verbs--for example, "the locked door," "The door has been locked.")
Et voilà, j'ai attendu pour rien, je suis marron !
Well, I waited for no reason. I've been had!

runaway, runaway slave

nom masculin (esclavagisme : fugitif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les colons recherchaient deux esclaves marrons dans les plantations.
The colonists were looking for two runaways in the plantations.

brown belt

nom féminin (Arts martiaux : avant-dernier grade) (martial arts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

marron glacé

nom masculin (marron confit au sucre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les marrons glacés sont une spécialité gourmande qui se déguste en fin d'année, à Noël.

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