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marjolaine

American

[mahr-juh-leyn, mar-zhaw-len] / ˌmɑr dʒəˈleɪn, mar ʒɔˈlɛn /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

marjolaines

plural

Etymology

Origin of marjolaine

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

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