marjolaine

[ mahr-juh-leyn; French mar-zhaw-len ]

noun,plural mar·jo·laines

[mahr-juh-leynz; French mar-zhaw-len] /ˌmɑr dʒəˈleɪnz; French mar ʒɔˈlɛn/ for 2.

(italics)French. marjoram.
a long, narrow cake with straight sides, usually consisting of layers of meringue and chocolate butter-cream and containing chopped nuts.

Origin of marjolaine

<French; Old French majorane<Medieval Latin majorana;see marjoram

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