noun
marzipan
mah-zih-PAN
Marzipan (noun) means a sweet paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg white, often shaped or used to decorate cakes. Example: “She molded the marzipan into tiny fruit shapes for the cake.”
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A sweet paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg white, often shaped or used to decorate cakes.
"She molded the marzipan into tiny fruit shapes for the cake."
"The Christmas cake was covered in a layer of marzipan before icing."
How to use marzipan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn almond-and-sugar paste used in baking and cake decoration.
Common pairings
a layer of marzipan
marzipan fruits
covered in marzipan
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Word forms
- Plural
- marzipans
- Third person singular
- marzipans
- Past tense
- marzipanned
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Etymology
Borrowed via German and Italian from Arabic mardaban, originally the name of a spice box, itself named after the Burmese port of Martaban.
Synonyms
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marchpane
Rhymes for marzipan
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What does “marzipan” mean?
The word “marzipan” means a sweet paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg white, often shaped or used to decorate cakes. In plain terms, an almond-and-sugar paste used in baking and cake decoration.
How do you pronounce “marzipan”?
“Marzipan” is pronounced mah-zih-PAN (/ˈmɑɹzəpæn/ in IPA).
How do you use “marzipan” in a sentence?
Here is “marzipan” used in a sentence: “She molded the marzipan into tiny fruit shapes for the cake.”
What part of speech is “marzipan”?
“Marzipan” is a noun.
Where does the word “marzipan” come from?
The word “marzipan” comes from German. Borrowed via German and Italian from Arabic mardaban, originally the name of a spice box, itself named after the Burmese port of Martaban.
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