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marzipan Definition

mar·zi·pan (märzi pan′, märtsi-; --pän′)

noun

a confection of ground almonds, sugar, and egg white made into a paste and variously shaped and colored

Etymology: Ger < It marzapane, confection, earlier, the small box containing it, small dry measure, certain weight < ML matapanus, Venetian coin with figure of Christ on a throne < Ar mauthaban, seated king (< wathaba, to sit)

marzipan Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: All you need to do is get the shape you need, then decorate it using colored marzipan or fondant icing.
  • have: Having advised as above, we have marzipan and iced a cake on the same day.
  • make: Make sure the marzipan is not sticking to the work surface.
  • cut: Cut the marzipan into very small cubes and put in a bowl.
  • add: Put one drop of red food coloring into a bowl and add the marzipan.
  • roll: Alternatively, the leaves can be made of marzipan rolled out thinly and cut into leave shapes then dipped into green food coloring.

Adjective modifier

  • yellow: With the remaining piece of yellow marzipan make eight tiny yellow wings and press these onto each side of the chicks.
  • pistachio: Brush the pistachio marzipan and the balls with a little beaten egg.
  • traditional: A colorful topping of mixed nuts and fruits provides an alternative to the traditional marzipan and icing.
  • remaining: Add a drop of red food coloring in a bowl and put in the remaining pink marzipan.
  • good: We only use the best quality marzipan made from ground almonds sugar and glucose syrup.

Modifies a noun

  • fruit: This is a fresh, floral wine with an exotic nose of aromatic, lychee and marzipan fruit.
  • flavor: Deliciously sweet and fruity, with cherries and marzipan flavors.
  • layer: The Nutricia recipe is based on the standard Glutafin rich fruitcake recipe with the addition of a baked marzipan layer and a marzipan topping.
  • round: The eleven marzipan rounds on the top of the cake represent the twelve apostles minus the traitor Judas.

Preposition: in

  • half: Cut the marzipan in half and put one half back in the plastic bag.

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