/ ˈmɑːzɪpæn; ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn; NAmE ˈmɑːrtsəpæn; ˈmɑːrz-/ noun
[ U ] a sweet firm substance, sometimes with yellow colour added, made from almonds , sugar and eggs and used to make sweets / candy and to cover cakes
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (as marchpane ): from Italian marzapane , perhaps from Arabic . The form marchpane (influenced by March and obsolete pain bread ) was more usual until the late 19th cent., when marzipan (influenced by German Marzipan ) displaced it.