marbit

English

Etymology 1

Blend of marshmallow +‎ bit.

Noun

marbit (plural marbits)

1. A small piece of dehydrated marshmallow, used in breakfast cereals etc.
   • 2009, Richard W. Hartel, ‎AnnaKate Hartel, Food Bites: The Science of the Foods We Eat (page 70)

     […] cereal bits in Lucky Charms. The original marbit was a multi-colored rainbow, but it was not long before new shapes and colors were born. Pink hearts, purple horseshoes, blue moons, and of course, green clovers […]

Etymology 2

Originally a trade name.

Noun

marbit (uncountable)

1. (archaic) A kind of bituminous compound for road surfacing.

Etymology 3

Noun

marbit (uncountable)

1. (Judaism) The accrued interest on a loan.

   Synonym: tarbit

Anagrams

• trimba