how to pronounce marron

/ma.ʁɔ̃/

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marron is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of marron in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… qu'ils sont pro marron qui sont acronis …”

meanings of marron

noun:

Firecracker (on a rocket).
Chestnut.
Chestnut brown.
Horse-chestnut.
Head.
A token used as a control of the presence of someone at his post.
Punch (with the fist).
Maroon (a slave or animal who has run away to live free).

adjective:

Brown.
That has become wild again (used of a slave or animal who has returned to a free or wild state).
Illicit, crooked (of professions).

marron frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word marron occurs in french on average 12.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.