marzipan
noun
mar·zi·pan
ˈmär-zə-ˌpan 
also
ˈmärt-sə-ˌpän
-ˌpan
: a confection of crushed almonds or almond paste, sugar, and egg whites that is often shaped into various forms
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The cherry pie features a layer of marzipan and a golden crumble topping.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Flavors range from traditional — marzipan, almond praline, hazelnut dark — to more adventurous — pinot noir, blood peach yuzu, carmel marshmallow.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Editors’ Picks Prized symbols of the city, the towers are ubiquitous: on postcards, souvenir magnets, even on gigantic chocolate Easter eggs that featured a drawing of them on a marzipan surface.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Brilliant gold in the glass, this wine has complex aromas of white peach, vanilla, tangerine, and beeswax and flavors of roasted hazelnuts, marzipan, yellow peach, and quince.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Flavors range from traditional — marzipan, almond praline, hazelnut dark — to more adventurous — pinot noir, blood peach yuzu, carmel marshmallow.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Editors’ Picks Prized symbols of the city, the towers are ubiquitous: on postcards, souvenir magnets, even on gigantic chocolate Easter eggs that featured a drawing of them on a marzipan surface.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Brilliant gold in the glass, this wine has complex aromas of white peach, vanilla, tangerine, and beeswax and flavors of roasted hazelnuts, marzipan, yellow peach, and quince.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
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marzipan
noun
mar·zi·pan
ˈmärt-sə-ˌpän
ˈmär-zə-ˌpan
ˈmär-zə-ˌpan
: a candy or icing of almond paste, sugar, and whites of eggs
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