单词 | marshmallow |
释义 | marshmallow[ mahrsh-mel-oh, -mal-oh ] / ˈmɑrʃˌmɛl oʊ, -ˌmæl oʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marshmallow ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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 marshmallowFirst recorded in 1905–10; see origin at marsh mallow OTHER WORDS FROM marshmallowmarsh·mal·low·y, adjectiveWords nearby marshmallowmarsh 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 nounan Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places. the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos. Origin of marsh mallowbefore 1000; Middle English marshmalue,Old English merscmealwe.See marsh, mallow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marshmallowBritish Dictionary definitions for marshmallow (1 of 2)marshmallow / (ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊ) / nouna 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 marshmallowmarshmallowy, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for marshmallow (2 of 2)marsh mallow nouna 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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