marron glacé

短语

糖渍栗子

发音

UK /ˌmaɹɒ̃ ˈɡlaseɪ/
US /məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/

词形变化

marrons glacés 复数 marrons glacés

别名

marron glace

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.

    糖渍栗子

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  2. 2.

    The colour of such a chestnut; a light brown.

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    The leather was a dark chestnut, gleaming like oiled wood; her leg, in its filmy Hanes pantyhose, was two shades paler, and her cashmere dress was marron glacé.

词源

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

来源:wiktionary