marchpane

[ mahrch-peyn ]
/ ˈmɑrtʃˌpeɪn /

noun

marzipan.

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Origin of marchpane

1485–95; < French, dialectal variant of massepain, marcepain < Italian marzapane, orig. sugar-candy box, perhaps < Arabic mawthabān a seated king

Words nearby marchpane

marching girl, marching orders, marching orders, get one's, marchioness, marchland, marchpane, marcia, marcian, marciano, marcie, marcion
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British Dictionary definitions for marchpane

marchpane
/ (ˈmɑːtʃˌpeɪn) /

noun

an archaic word for marzipan (def. 1)

Word Origin for marchpane

C15: from French
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