Marzipan Definition

märzə-păn, märtsə-pän
noun
A confection of ground almonds, sugar, and egg white made into a paste and variously shaped and colored.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
marzipan
Plural:
marzipans

Origin of Marzipan

  • German Marzipan from Italian marzapane from Old Italian fine container for comfits, marzipan probably ultimately (via Arabic marṭabā) (Persian martabā fine glazed jar) after Martaban (now Mottama), a port on the Gulf of Martaban from which fine glazed earthenware jars filled with preserves and sweetmeats were exported in medieval times

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • German Marzipan, earlier marcipan, a misinterpretation of Italian marzapane (as if from Latin Marci panis (“Mark's bread")), now thought originally to come from Martaban (မုတ္ထမ), a Burmese port known for its spice exports.

    From Wiktionary

Marzipan Sentence Examples

  • Cream cheese, buttercream, marzipan, and flavored frostings are big hits.

  • You can make flowers out of marzipan or fondant that can be bought at crafts stores.

  • This cake is a rich baked fruit cake with marzipan, icing and sugar frosting.

  • Marzipan, gum paste, candy clay, and pastillage can all be used to create edible embellishments on your wedding cake.

  • Tiny frogs for cake decorating can be made from fondant or colored marzipan, then dried and placed on a cake as a finishing touch.

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