marzipan

[ mahr-zuh-pan ]

noun

1. a confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables.

marzipan

/ ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn /

noun

1. a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets Also called (esp formerly)marchpane

adjective

1. informal.
   of or relating to the stratum of middle managers in a financial institution or other business

   marzipan layer job losses

Word History and Origins

Origin of marzipan¹

1535–45; < German < Italian marzapane. See marchpane

Word History and Origins

Origin of marzipan¹

C19: via German from Italian marzapane. See marchpane

Example Sentences

Not to be confused with fruit cake, stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread that consists of nuts, spices, marzipan and dried/candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar.

From Salon

"So marzipan doesn't always have the best reputation."

From Salon

Were you to open a box of nineteenth-century chocolates, you would likely recognize many of the flavors hiding within: chocolate ganache, orange, fruity creams, and marzipan.

From Salon

These cakes would have been built on the base of a fruit cake, covered in marzipan for straight edges, and then covered in rolled fondant for a perfect surface.

From Salon

“I could use marzipan as dough or like crushed cake and frosting as playdough,” he says.

From Washington Post