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[ mahr-zuh-pan ] / ˈmɑr zəˌpæn /
nouna confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables. Origin of marzipan1535–45; <German <Italian marzapane.See marchpane Words nearby marzipanMaryolatry, Maryology, Mary, Queen of Scots, Mary, the mother of Jesus, Maryville, marzipan, mas., masa, Masaccio, Masada, Masai Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marzipanOther versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar. One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan. One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Marzipan Flowers tells the story of Hadas Regal, a 48-year-old woman living on a kibbutz in southern Israel. Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST These pricey objects with their eye-popping profit margins were gussied up and served up like marzipan sweets. Miuccia Prada and Emporio Armani: Milan Spring 2013 Collections|Robin Givhan|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hella thinks it was the marzipan, for they were large ones at 20 hellers each because nuts lie heavy on the stomach. A Young Girl's Diary|An Anonymous Young Girl All the crews of the marzipan fleet, and the Rats, came in their turn to offer each a little souvenir. The City Curious|Jean de Bosschre Daphne Wing looked up; her round, blue-grey eyes passed over him much as they had been passing over the marzipan. In the evening, while I was absent, Lola stole some Marzipan. Roll out the marzipan an inch thick and cut into rounds or squares. Candy-Making at Home|Mary M. Wright
British Dictionary definitions for marzipan
nouna paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweetsAlso called (esp formerly): marchpane adjectiveinformal of or relating to the stratum of middle managers in a financial institution or other businessmarzipan layer job losses Word Origin for marzipanC19: via German from Italian marzapane. See marchpane Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |