marsh·mal·low

(märsh′mĕl′ō, -măl′ō)

a. A light, spongy, very sweet confection made of corn syrup, gelatin, sugar, and often vanilla.

b. A confection of sweetened paste, formerly made from the root of the marshmallow plant.

2. often marsh mallow A perennial plant (Althaea officinalis) in the mallow family, native to Eurasia and naturalized in eastern North America, having pink flowers and a mucilaginous root used in herbal medicine and formerly in confections.

marsh′mal′low·y adj.

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marshmallow

(ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊ)

1. (Cookery) a sweet of a spongy texture containing gum arabic or gelatine, sugar, etc

2. (Cookery) a sweetened paste or confection made from the root of the marsh mallow

ˌmarshˈmallowy adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

marsh′ mal`low

an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.

[before 1000]

marsh•mal•low

(ˈmɑrʃˌmɛl oʊ, -ˌmæl oʊ)

n.

1. a spongy confection made from gelatin, sugar, corn syrup, and flavoring.

2. a sweetened paste made from the root of the marsh mallow.

[1905–10]

marsh′mal`low•y, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

marshmallow - spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar

candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Translations

Eibisch MarshmallowMäusespeck

گل خطمی

guimauve marshmallow

נטופית רפואית

altea caramella mollemarshmallow

ビロードアオイマシュマロ

malva

marshmallow

зефир

marshmallow

marshmallow

[ˈmɑːʃˈmæləʊ] N (Bot) → malvavisco m; (= sweet) → esponja f, dulce m de merengue blando

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

marshmallow

[ˌmɑː^rʃˈmæləʊ] n

(= sweet) → guimauve f

(= flower) → guimauve f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

marshmallow

n (bot) malvavisco

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