marzapán

Galician

Etymology

From Italian marzapane, thought originally to come from Martaban (မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.)), a Burmese port known for its spice exports, with influence from Italian pane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marθaˈpaŋ/, (western) /mars̻aˈpaŋ/

Noun

marzapán m (plural marzapáns)

1. marzipan

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “marzapán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega