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mar·zi·pan
(mär′zə-păn′, märt′sə-pän′)n.
A confection made of ground almonds or almond paste, sugar, and sometimes egg whites, often molded into decorative shapes.
[German Marzipan, from Italian marzapane, from Old Italian, fine container for comfits, marzipan, probably ultimately (via Arabic marṭabā Persian martabā, fine glazed jar) after Martaban (now Mottama), a port on the Gulf of Martaban from which fine glazed earthenware jars filled with preserves and sweetmeats were exported in medieval times.]
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marzipan
(ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn)n
(Cookery) a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets. Also called (esp formerly): marchpane
modifier
(Commerce) informal of or relating to the stratum of middle managers in a financial institution or other business: marzipan layer job losses.
[C19: via German from Italian marzapane. See marchpane]
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mar•zi•pan
(ˈmɑr zəˌpæn)n.
a confection made of almond paste and sugar molded into various shapes.
[1535–45; < German < Italian marzapane orig., sugar-candy box, perhaps ultimately < Arabic mawthabān a seated king]
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Noun 1. [画像:marzipan - almond paste and egg whites]marzipan - almond paste and egg whites
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Translations
marcipán
marcipan
marsipaani
massepain pâte d’amandespâte d'amandes
marcipan
marcipán
marsipan
マジパン
마지팬
marcipanas
marcipāns
marcipán
marsipan
bột bánh hạnh nhân
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marzipan
n → Marzipan nt or m
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marzipan
(maːziˈpӕn) , ((American) ˈma:rzəpӕn) noun, adjective (of) a sweet paste made of crushed almonds and sugar, used in decorating cakes, making sweets etc. marsepein المرزيبان: عجينَه من اللوز المَطْحون والسُّكّر وزُلال البيْض марципан marzipã marcipán das Marzipan marcipan αμυγδαλωτό mazapán martsipan شیرینی ارد بادام وشکر marsipaani pâte d'amandes מַרצִיפָן बादाम की मिठाई marcipan marcipán marsipan marsipan marzapane; di marzapane マージパン 마지팬(아몬드로 만드는 사탕과자) marcipanas marcipāns marzipan marsepein marsipan marcepan د بدامو او اوړه شرينى marzipA marţipan марципан marcipán marcipan marcipan marsipan ขนมหวานรสอัลมอนต์ badem ezmesi 杏仁軟團(質地類似麵團的甜點材料) марципан پسے ہوئے باداموں اور شکر کا آمیزہ bánh hạnh nhân 杏仁蛋白软糖(霜)
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marzipan
→ مَرْزِيبَانُ marcipán marcipan Marzipan αμυγδαλωτό mazapán marsipaani pâte d’amandes marcipan marzapane マジパン 마지팬 marsepein marsipan marcepan maçapão , marzipã марципан marsipan ส่วนผสมของอัลมอนด์น้ําตาลและไข่ขาวใส่บนหน้าเค้ก badem ezmesi bột bánh hạnh nhân 杏仁蛋白软糖Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009