mar‧zi‧pan /ˈmɑːzəpæn, ˈmɑːzɪpæn $ ˈmɑːrtsə-, ˈmɑːrzə-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: German;
Origin: Italian marzapane 'medieval coin, marzipan', from Arabic mawthaban 'medieval coin']
a sweet food made from
almonds, sugar, and eggs, used to make sweets and for covering cakes
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