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🦞 A crayfish 🌰 A sweet chestnut
marron

marron

9.5
A large freshwater shellfish like a small lobster that people eat in Western Australia
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛrən/
  • Australian
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  • Farming marron has become an important industry in some rural Australian communities.

Examples

  • Tourists often try marron when visiting Western Australia for its unique flavor.

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh marron caught that morning.

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish with marron.

  • I love eating marrons during the festive season.

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh marron caught that morning.

  • Tourists often try marron when visiting Western Australia for its unique flavor.

  • Farming marron has become an important industry in some rural Australian communities.

Surface Forms

marron singular
marrons plural

Etymology

Marron for the large freshwater crayfish in Western Australia comes from a local Aboriginal Noongar word for the animal, a name people in that region have used for generations. That's why this native, lobster-like animal is still called a 'marron' today.