marzipan

Meanings

Noun

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.

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

Words With Friends Score: 24

marzipan is a valid Words With Friends word