DisputedOrigin is disputed
marzipan
noun · first attested 16th century
One account traces the sweet to a Burmese port, but it is far from settled.
A paste of ground almonds and sugar.
Record
- Relationship
- Origin is disputed
- Confidence
- DisputedCompeting explanations remain live.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Mottama
- In English
marzipan
Marzipan has been linked to Martaban, now Mottama, whose glazed jars may have named the boxes the sweet was sold in. Other accounts are entirely non-geographic.
Myanmar
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