marshmallow
noun
a sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.
marshmallowy
-
a word derived from
marshmallow.
Example Sentences
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She has an abundance of choices: oozy jelly-filled shapes, super-sour chews and foamy, marshmallowy creations.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
And, happy back flip: Billed as “Classic Tiramisu,” dessert itself actually proved to be a luxurious chocolate tartlet with marshmallowy garnish.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2018
It was just wonderful: dimpled with pinky-prints, scattered with rhombi of flake salt and apostrophes of rosemary, and the bread's interior: marshmallowy, pillowy, cotton-candied, a tufted thing under an oleaginous crust.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2018
Its broad, marshmallowy walls hug the whole circumference of your neck.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2018
They even imagined a colorful, marshmallowy sort of candy in the shape of a baby chicken.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
