marzipan

[mahr-zuh-pan]

noun

1. a confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables.

marzipan

/ ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn /

noun

1. Also called (esp formerly): marchpane. a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets

1. informal,  of or relating to the stratum of middle managers in a financial institution or other business

   marzipan layer job losses

Word History and Origins

Origin of marzipan¹

1535–45; < German < Italian marzapane. See marchpane

Word History and Origins

Origin of marzipan¹

C19: via German from Italian marzapane. See _marchpane

Example Sentences

Frank fakes a coma using a hyper-realistic cake of his own body — fondant wrinkles, glossy marzipan hair, the works.

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For over-the-top extravagance, honors have to go to a British version that crowns a rich fruitcake with a layer of marzipan icing.

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Not to be confused with fruit cake, stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread that consists of nuts, spices, marzipan and dried/candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar.

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"So marzipan doesn't always have the best reputation."

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Were you to open a box of nineteenth-century chocolates, you would likely recognize many of the flavors hiding within: chocolate ganache, orange, fruity creams, and marzipan.

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