mar ‧ zi ‧ pan /ˈmɑːzəpæn, ˈmɑːzɪpæn $ ˈmɑːrtsə-, ˈmɑːrzə-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: German ; Origin: Italian marzapane 'medieval coin, marzipan' , from Arabic mawthaban 'medieval coin' ]
a sweet food made from ↑ almond s , sugar, and eggs, used to make sweets and for covering cakes