marron glacé

English

Alternative forms

  • marron glace

Etymology

Borrowed from French marron glacé (literally “iced chestnut”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmaɹɒ̃ ˈɡlaseɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

marron glacé (plural marrons glacés)

  1. A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.
    • 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 156:
      MARRON SANDWICH: Cut the bread in rounds with a biscuit cutter; put a marron glace in the center and around it whipped cream that has sweetened and flavored. Nice for afternoon luncheon.

Translations

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • marron-glacé

Etymology

Borrowed from French marron glacé (literally “iced chestnut”).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məˌroŋ ɡləˈse/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /maˌroŋ ɡlaˈse/
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

marron glacé m (plural marrons glacés)

  1. marron glacé (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla)

French

Etymology

Literally “iced chestnut”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁɔ̃ ɡla.se/
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

marron glacé m (plural marrons glacés)

  1. marron glacé (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French marron glacé (literally “iced chestnut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma(r)ˌrɔŋ ɡlaˈse/
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

marron glacé m (plural marrons glacés)

  1. marron glacé (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla)
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