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[mahr-zuh-pan] 
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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| mar·zi·pan (mär'zə-pān', märt'sə-pän') n. A confection made of ground almonds or almond paste, egg whites, and sugar, often molded into decorative shapes. [German, from Italian marzapane, container of a standard size, marzipan, from obsolete Italian, fine box for rare coins or comfits, perhaps from Arabic mawṯabān, king on the throne, Byzantine coin with enthroned Christ figure, perhaps from Aramaic mawtəbā, mawtəbānā, seat, throne, from yəteb, to sit; see wṯb in Semitic roots.] |
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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 Ar. mawthaban "king who sits still." Nobody seems to quite accept this, but nobody has a better idea.
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Language Translation for : marzipan
Spanish:
mazapán,
German:
das Marzipan,
Japanese:
マージパン
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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