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marzipan

noun
/ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/UK/ˈmɑɹzəpæn/US

Etymology

Borrowed from German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, Venetan marzapane. Believed to be, with influence from pane (“bread”), derived from Arabic مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”) which comes from the name of a Burmese port known for its spice exports, Martaban, now called in Burmese မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.).

  1. derived from مَرْطَبَان — “spice box”
  2. derived from marzapane
  3. derived from marzapane
  4. borrowed from Marzipan

Definitions

  1. A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

  2. A similar confection made using another nut, such as peanut or hazelnut.

    • Hazelnut marzipan. Hazelnuts are used as an alternative to almonds, ground together in a proportion from 11⁄2 to 2 parts nuts to sugar. Almonds may be mixed in according to taste.

  3. A piece of such a confection.

    • In one hand she held a handkerchief, and in the other she held two cherry-shaped marzipans. Rosalia smiled when she saw the marzipans and took them and the handkerchief from Madre Carmela.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To cover with marzipan.

      • a marzipanned cake

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA