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marzipan

UK /ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/US /ˈmɑɹzəpæn/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

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.
- Hazelnut marzipan. Hazelnuts are used as an alternative to almonds, ground together in a proportion from 11⁄2 to 2 parts nuts to sugar. Almonds may be mixed in according to taste. — 2015
•
A piece of such a confection.
- In one hand she held a handkerchief, and in the other she held two cherry-shaped marzipans. Rosalia smiled when she saw the marzipans and took them and the handkerchief from Madre Carmela. — 2016

verb1

To cover with marzipan.

forms

marzipanned · marzipanning · marzipans

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