Used in a Sentence

marzipan

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for marzipan.

Editorial note

Also marzipan; was told by somebody working at an airport that if you want to look _really_ suspicious, just bring a block of marzipan right next to your headphones.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of marzipan gathered in one view.

noun

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

noun

A similar confection made using another nut, such as peanut or hazelnut.

noun

(countable) A piece of such a confection.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for marzipan.

noun

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

noun

A similar confection made using another nut, such as peanut or hazelnut.

noun

(countable) A piece of such a confection.

verb

(transitive) To cover with marzipan.

Example sentences

1

Also marzipan; was told by somebody working at an airport that if you want to look _really_ suspicious, just bring a block of marzipan right next to your headphones.

2

If you're familiar with the taste of amaretto or marzipan, try thinking of those next time you drink a Dr.

3

The Irish DPA is about as useful as a marzipan dildo due to being chronically underfunded.

4

You can't make a number of preparations without them (some types of marzipan or almond pastries and Disaronno come to mind).

5

If almond milk tasted like marzipan it would be in my fridge all the time.

6

In general ChatGPT is about as useful as a marzipan dildo here.

7

Lübeck, Germany, is known for marzipan (I don't really like it, but lots of others do).

8

Like that you don't like marzipan, which your in-laws think you like.

9

I find it super cute how our small, traditional Marzipan company has made it into candy shops of the world.

10

That won't happen, because Americans basically don't know what marzipan is.

11

I was in a small town in the middle of Australia once, and they sold little marzipan bricks in the candy section.

12

A bakery I used to go to had highly excellent marzipan puff pastry.

Quote examples

1

The difference between voicing a gut reaction like "You know, I hate marzipan" while they're handing it to you and saying something like "I appreciate the gesture but I really can't stand marzipan" is huge.

2

Or maybe different people find uses/utility from different things, what is trash for one person can be life saving for another, or just "better than not having it" (like you and Marzipan it seems).

3

The patent noted that simple milled almond had a strong "marzipan" flavor that was bad for consumer acceptance, but with an appropriate sequence of roasting and boiling, plus of course dilution and cutting with vegetable gums, the almond milk could be made acceptably bland.

Proper noun examples

1

Catalyst, fka Marzipan, definitely did not help alleviate the concerns that Apple would prefer for the operating systems to be unified.

2

Does anyone else think that this guy's name sounds like a name that Strong Bad would make up when prank calling Marzipan?

3

For how much we complain on HN about Electron, we really need to be pissed about Catalyst/Marzipan.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use marzipan in a sentence?

Also marzipan; was told by somebody working at an airport that if you want to look _really_ suspicious, just bring a block of marzipan right next to your headphones.

What does marzipan mean?

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

What part of speech is marzipan?

marzipan is commonly used as noun, verb.