Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A confection made of ground almonds or almond paste, egg whites, and sugar, often molded into decorative shapes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and molded into shapes. Same as
marchpane
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
confection ofalmond paste ,sugar andegg white .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun almond paste and egg whites
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They're little cakes that are brushed with an apirot glaze, coated in marzipan and then topped with poured fondant.
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For lunch, macaroons and white chocolates filled with marzipan from the farmer's market near Wall Street.
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I then rolled out 2 mooshed together 7 oz packages of Odense marzipan from the supermarket.
The Icing on the Cake Lindy 2005
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I then rolled out 2 mooshed together 7 oz packages of Odense marzipan from the supermarket.
Toast: Lindy 2005
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While the modern word marzipan now means the filling, the name originally described the casing; marzapane comes from the Arabic word mauthaban that meant the jars the candy came in.
Slate Articles Dan Jurafsky 2011
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In fact, "marzipan" is often used to refer to fondant even if there's no actual almond paste in it therefore making it not marzipan.
Goodbye Captain Eo Jen 2009
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We used dyed gum to make the hands, but you can also work with any other edible treat that can be molded (such as marzipan).
Slashfood 2009
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There are even recipes for Christmas delicacies, such as marzipan and metzel soup, from the cookbook of Pennsylvania Dutch food historian William Woys Weaver.
Berks county news 2009
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There are even recipes for Christmas delicacies, such as marzipan and metzel soup, from the cookbook of Pennsylvania Dutch food historian William Woys Weaver.
Berks county news 2009
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We used dyed gum to make the hands, but you can also work with any other edible treat that can be molded (such as marzipan).
Slashfood 2009
jennarenn commented on the word marzipan
I never ever buy this an now I remember why: I can eat an entire package in under an hour.
July 24, 2007
slumry commented on the word marzipan
I remember bit o'honey bars (once you bit into one, you could not move your teeth) Do not know bit o'heaven. Just as well, I am sure.
But I do have a weakness for marzipan anything.
July 24, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word marzipan
Oh, I'm sorry. It was a 5oz package of marzipan. My tummy protested, but the flesh was weak.
July 24, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word marzipan
And yes, I do remember the bit o' honey bars. For some reason, I associate them with Cheerios.
July 24, 2007
slumry commented on the word marzipan
If I buy any marzipan, I will have to hide it with the Eskimo Pies. ;-)
July 24, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word marzipan
That's no good. I know where you keep those!
July 24, 2007
slumry commented on the word marzipan
Uh oh!
July 24, 2007
uselessness commented on the word marzipan
Marzipan is Homestar Runner's girlfriend.
July 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word marzipan
She looks like a pink baseball bat!
Oh, and s--I remember Bit O' Honey bars. My dentist does too.
July 25, 2007