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marzipan

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɑːrzɪpæn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɑrzəˌpæn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mär′zə pan′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mar•zi•pan /ˈmɑrzəˌpæn/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Fooda molded candy substance made of almond paste.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mar•zi•pan  (mär′zə pan′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables. Also called marchpane. 
  • Italian marzapane. See marchpane
  • German
  • 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
marzipan /ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn/ n
  1. a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets
 modifier
  1. informal of or relating to the stratum of middle managers in a financial institution or other business: marzipan layer job losses
Etymology: 19th Century: via German from Italian marzapane. See marchpane
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