marzipan

Noun

A confection made from ground almonds and sugar.
almond paste and egg whites
A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.
A similar confection made using another nut, such as peanut or hazelnut.
A piece of such a confection.

Verb

To cover with marzipan.

Examples

a marzipanned cake
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Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, Venetan marzapane. Believed to be, with influence from pane (“bread”), derived from Arabic مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”) which comes from the name of a Burmese port known for its spice exports, Martaban, now called in Burmese မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.).

Synonyms

marchpane

Scrabble Score: 21

marzipan: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
marzipan: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
marzipan: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

marzipan: valid Words With Friends Word