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mar·zi·pan

 (mär′zə-păn′, märt′sə-pän′)
n.
A confection made of ground almonds or almond paste, sugar, and sometimes egg whites, often molded into decorative shapes.
[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.]
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marzipan

(ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn)
n
(Cookery) a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets. Also called (esp formerly): marchpane
modifier
(Commerce) 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 marchpane]
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mar•zi•pan

(ˈmɑr zəˌpæn)

n.
a confection made of almond paste and sugar molded into various shapes.
[1535–45; < German < Italian marzapane orig., sugar-candy box, perhaps ultimately < Arabic mawthabān a seated king]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.marzipan - almond paste and egg whitesmarzipan - almond paste and egg whites    
marchpane
candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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Translations
marcipán
marcipan
marsipaani
massepainpâte d’amandespâte d'amandes
marcipan
marcipán
marsipan
マジパン
마지팬
marcipanas
marcipāns
marcipán
marsipan
bột bánh hạnh nhân

marzipan

[ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn] N → mazapán m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

marzipan

[ˈmɑːrzɪpæn] n → pâte f d'amandes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

marzipan

n → Marzipan nt or m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

marzipan

[ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn] n → marzapane m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

marzipan

(maːziˈpӕn) , ((American) ˈma:rzəpӕn) noun, adjective
(of) a sweet paste made of crushed almonds and sugar, used in decorating cakes, making sweets etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

marzipan

→ مَرْزِيبَانُ marcipán marcipan Marzipan αμυγδαλωτό mazapán marsipaani pâte d’amandes marcipan marzapane マジパン 마지팬 marsepein marsipan marcepan maçapão, marzipã марципан marsipan ส่วนผสมของอัลมอนด์น้ำตาลและไข่ขาวใส่บนหน้าเค้ก badem ezmesi bột bánh hạnh nhân 杏仁蛋白软糖
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