mar|zi|pan

mar|zi|pan
mar|zi|pan «MAHR zuh pan», noun.
a confection made of ground almonds and sugar, molded into various forms: »

marzipan shaped and colored to look like strawberries, apples, and pears.

Also, marchpane.
[< German Marzipan < Italian marzapane, perhaps < Medieval Latin matapanus Venetian coin bearing image of a seated Christ < Arabic mauān a seated king; porcelain container]

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