marron glacé
noun[usually plural]
(alsomarron glacepluralmarrons glaces)uk/ˌmær.ən ˈɡlæs.eɪ/us/məˌroʊn ɡlɑːˈseɪ/pluralmarrons glacéssweetchestnuts(=large,brownnutsthat arecookedandeaten)cookedinsugar:
Shebroughtaboxof marrons glacés.
Each marron glace isindividuallywrappedingoldfoiltoensuremaximumfreshness.
- I usually take herflowers, but thistimetook marrons glacés.
- Mymotherlovesmarrons glaces, but I can'tseemtofindany in mylocalshops.
- Customers canbuyFrenchsweetfinefoodspecialitiessuch as marrons glaces.
Types of edible nut
- almond
- Brazil nut
- cashew
- chestnut
- cobnut
- filbert
- goober
- groundnut
- hazelnut
- hickory
- Jordan almond
- macadamia
- marron
- monkey nut
- nut
- pecan
- pistachio
- walnut
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