marshmallow
Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrainMarsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
(countable, uncountable)A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been presoftened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency.
Mäusespeck, Marshmallow
маршмэ́ллоуmaršmɛ́llou
spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Someone who is soft and benign.
He acts like a total badass, but he's really just a marshmallow once you get to know him.
Examples
84 sentencesHow are marshmallows made?
Як роблять зефір? — Ahha
These are marshmallows.
Це зефір. — deniko
deDas hier ist Mäusespeck. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom wanted to buy some marshmallows.
How many marshmallows did Tom eat?
deWie viele Marshmallows hat Tom gegessen? — Ricardo14
How many marshmallows did you bring?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Old English mersċmealwe, corresponding to marsh + mallow.From Old English mersċmealwe, corresponding to marsh + mallow.
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Forms
plural: marshmallowsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.