noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌmaɹɒ̃ ˈɡlaseɪ/
US:/məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/
rhymes with -eɪ
1
noun
Meaning 1
A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The colour of such a chestnut; a light brown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French marron glacé (literally “iced chestnut”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَارُون جْلَاسِيه
(mārūn jlāsīh)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Arabic:
مَارُون غْلَاسِيه
(mārūn ḡlāsīh)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Asturian:
marron glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Asturian:
castaña confitada
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Catalan:
marron glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Catalan:
marron-glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Chinese Mandarin:
糖漬栗子 /糖渍栗子
(tángzì lìzi)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Czech:
kandovaný kaštan
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Czech:
marron glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Finnish:
sokerikuorrutettu kastanja
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
French:
marron glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Galician:
marron glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Galician:
castaña confeitada
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
German:
glasierte Marone
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Greek:
μαρόν γλασέ
(marón glasé)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Hungarian:
sült gesztenye
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Hungarian:
kandírozott gesztenye
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Hungarian:
cukrozott gesztenye
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Italian:
marron glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Japanese:
マロングラッセ
(maron gurasse)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Korean:
마롱 글라세
(marong geullase)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Northern Kurdish:
şekirê şambelotan
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Polish:
kandyzowany kasztan
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Portuguese:
marron-glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Portuguese:
castanha glaçada
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Russian:
маро́н гласе́
(marón glasé)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Russian:
марро́н гласе́
(marrón glasé)
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Spanish:
marron glacé
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Spanish:
castaña confitada
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Swedish:
kanderad kastanj
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla
Turkish:
kestane şekeri
— chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla