- marchpane
- noun Etymology: Middle French marcepain, from Italian marzapane Date: circa 1556 marzipan
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Marchpane — March pane , n. [Cf. It. marzapane,Sp. pan,. massepain, prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za) + L. panis bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.] A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marchpane — [märch′pān΄] n. MARZIPAN … English World dictionary
marchpane — archaic var. of MARZIPAN. * * * marchpane see marzipan … Useful english dictionary
marchpane — /mahrch payn /, n. marzipan. [1485 95; < F, dial. var. of MASSEPAIN, MARCEPAIN < It marzapane, orig. sugar candy box, perh. < Ar mawthaban a seated king] * * * … Universalium
marchpane — [ mα:tʃpeɪn] noun archaic marzipan … English new terms dictionary
marchpane — march·pane … English syllables
marchpane — march•pane [[t]ˈmɑrtʃˌpeɪn[/t]] n. coo marzipan • Etymology: 1485–95; < F, dial. var. of massepain, marcepain < It marzapane … From formal English to slang
marchpane — /ˈmatʃpeɪn/ (say mahchpayn) noun Obsolete marzipan. {French, dialect variant of massepain, marcepain, from Italian marzapane, originally box of sweets, from Arabic martabân glazed vessel} …
marchpane — марципан … English-Russian travelling dictionary
marzipan — Marchpane March pane , n. [Cf. It. marzapane,Sp. pan,. massepain, prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za) + L. panis bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.] A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
