くり (kuri) means “chestnut” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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母はくりをゆでて、おやつにしました。haha wa ku ri o yu de te o ya tsu ni shi ma shi ta

My mother boiled chestnuts and made them into a snack.

Refers to the edible nut of a tree, often recognized by its hard shell and sweet, floury flesh.

マロンmaron: A term for a chestnut used mainly in cooking, baking, and confectionery.

硬い殻に包まれた、ブナ科の落葉高木の実。kata i kara ni tsutsu ma re ta bu na ka no raku yō kō ko no mi

The Japanese noun くり (kuri, "chestnut") is a native Japanese word recorded in Old Japanese, but its deeper origin is uncertain.

In English, chestnut can also describe a reddish-brown color, so the word connects the nut with a familiar color name.