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malvavisco — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • marshmallow noun A soft, spongy sweet made from sugar or corn syrup and gelatin, whipped to a fluffy texture.

Senses

malvavisco is used for these senses in English:

  • marsh mallow A European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used medicinally and the source of what became the modern marshmallow confection (which no longer contains the plant).

marshmallow — full definition

  1. noun A soft, spongy sweet made from sugar or corn syrup and gelatin, whipped to a fluffy texture.
  2. noun A plant related to the mallow family that grows in marshy ground, from whose root the original confection was made.

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