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marzipan

English

Alternative forms

marchpane (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??z??pæn/, /?m??z?pæn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /?m??z?pæn/, /?m??ts?p?n/, /?m??ts?pæn/
Rhymes: -æn

Noun

marzipan (usually uncountable, plural marzipans)

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

Coordinate terms

almond paste
Christmas cake
simnel cake

Derived terms

marzipan layer
persipan

Translations

Verb

marzipan (third-person singular simple present marzipans, present participle marzipanning, simple past and past participle marzipanned)

(transitive) To cover with marzipan.

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