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zəˌpæn noun
a confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables.
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marzipan (ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called (esp formerly): marchpane a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets |
| —modifier | |
| 2. | informal of or relating to the stratum of middle managers in a financial institution or other business: marzipan layer job losses |
| [C19: via German from Italian marzapane. See | |
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Marzipan
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
marzipan
1901 (in modern use; earlier march payne, 1494, from Fr. or Du.), from Ger. Marzipan, from It. marzapane, "candy box," in M.L. "small box," earlier, "coin bearing image of seated Christ." One suggestion is that this is from Arabic mawthaban "king who sits still." Nobody seems to quite accept this, but
nobody has a better idea.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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marzipan
a malleable confection of crushed almonds or almond paste, sugar, and whites of eggs. Soft marzipan is used as a filling in a variety of pastries and candies; that of firmer consistency is traditionally modeled into fanciful shapes, such as miniature fruits, vegetables, and sea creatures, and coloured realistically.
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Example sentences
The best dessert is that local favorite, marzipan, here served as a tart with almond biscuits.
Candy molders and marzipan shapers form sweets into fancy shapes by hand.
At the adjacent table, peruse the dessert selection, with marzipan and expensive herbs and spices.
US imports are mainly used for low-priced nougat or marzipan.
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