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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Bonbons are available at the Piazza Carmel chocolatier in flavors like marzipan, raspberry chipotle dark chocolate truffle, rose white chocolate truffle and strawberry cheesecake truffle.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Sustainable battery design To develop the carbon spheres, Elsaesser and his research team drew inspiration from Mozartkugeln, the iconic Austrian confections made of pistachio, marzipan, and nougat and coated in dark chocolate.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Transfer icing to a pastry bag fitted with a very small straight tip (or use a resealable plastic bag and snip off one corner); pipe a pattern on top of marzipan as desired.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Fragrance fanatics may already know the original Valaya, but this latest iteration is loaded with almonds for a true marzipan hit.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Sustainable battery design To develop the carbon spheres, Elsaesser and his research team drew inspiration from Mozartkugeln, the iconic Austrian confections made of pistachio, marzipan, and nougat and coated in dark chocolate.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Transfer icing to a pastry bag fitted with a very small straight tip (or use a resealable plastic bag and snip off one corner); pipe a pattern on top of marzipan as desired.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Fragrance fanatics may already know the original Valaya, but this latest iteration is loaded with almonds for a true marzipan hit.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Marzipan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marzipan. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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