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Marzipan

/ˈmɑːzɪpæn/

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

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📖 Definitions of "Marzipan"

noun

1
A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

verb

1
To cover with marzipan.
"a marzipanned cake"

🔄 Synonyms of "Marzipan"

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Word	Definition
marchpanenoun	Obsolete form of marzipan. [A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Marzipan"

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Word	Definition
marchpanenoun	Obsolete form of marzipan. [A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.]
almond pastenoun	A type of confection made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities, bound with some syrup or other similar substance in order to form a paste.
persipannoun	A substance similar to marzipan, but produced from peach or apricot pits instead of almonds.
peanut marzipannoun	A confection typical of Mexico and other Latin American countries, consisting of crushed peanuts and sugar, and in some regions eaten at Christmas.
pastillagenoun	A kind of edible modelling paste used to make elaborate decorative confectionery for cakes etc.
remoncenoun	A pastry filling or topping made from butter creamed with sugar and often including marcipan or some form of almonds.
macaronnoun	Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.
marshmallownoun	(countable, uncountable) A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been presoftened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency.
frangipanenoun	(uncountable) A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
almond butternoun	A kind of food paste made from almonds.
macaroonnoun	A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.
nougatnoun	(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in western Europe) almonds or (in eastern Europe) hazelnuts or (in US) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.
alcorzanoun	(obsolete) A paste of sugar and starch, used in making sweets.
french macaroonnoun	A macaron, a sweet confection made of two almond meringues sandwiching a buttercream, ganache, or jam filling.
frangipaninoun	Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red.
sugar pastenoun	A sweet edible sugar dough commonly used as icing and usually made from sucrose and glucose.
christmas cakenoun	A rich fruit cake covered with marzipan and icing, traditionally eaten at Christmas.
kransekagenoun	A cake constructed from a stack of rings of decreasing diameter, each made of marzipan, egg whites and sugar.
aranzadanoun	A Sicilian dessert made from candied orange peel in honey and toasted almonds.
marshmallow cremenoun	(cooking) A very sweet, spreadable, marshmallow-like confection.