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单词 marshmallow
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marshmallow

[ mahrsh-mel-oh, -mal-oh ]
/ ˈmɑrʃˌmɛl oʊ, -ˌmæl oʊ /
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noun

a sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.
a similar confection, usually soft and spongy, made from gum arabic or gelatin, sugar, corn syrup, and flavoring.

Origin of marshmallow

First recorded in 1905–10; see origin at marsh mallow

OTHER WORDS FROM marshmallow

marsh·mal·low·y, adjective

Words nearby marshmallow

marsh grass, marsh harrier, marsh hawk, marsh hen, marshland, marshmallow, marshmallow test, marsh marigold, marsh orchid, marsh pink, Marsh's test

Definition for marshmallow (2 of 2)

marsh mallow

noun

an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.
the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.

Origin of marsh mallow

before 1000; Middle English marshmalue,Old English merscmealwe.See marsh, mallow
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British Dictionary definitions for marshmallow (1 of 2)

marshmallow
/ (ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊ) /

noun

a sweet of a spongy texture containing gum arabic or gelatine, sugar, etc
a sweetened paste or confection made from the root of the marsh mallow

Derived forms of marshmallow

marshmallowy, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for marshmallow (2 of 2)

marsh mallow

noun

a malvaceous plant, Althaea officinalis, that grows in salt marshes and has pale pink flowers. The roots yield a mucilage formerly used to make marshmallows
US and Canadian another name for rose mallow (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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