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marjolaine

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

noun

, plural mar·jo·laines [mahr-j, uh, -, leynz, m, a, r, -zhaw-, len]
  1. (italics) French. marjoram.
  2. a long, narrow cake with straight sides, usually consisting of layers of meringue and chocolate butter-cream and containing chopped nuts.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of marjolaine1

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

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