Definition of: marzipan

(mär′zə·pan) noun
A confection of grated almonds, sugar, and white of eggs, usually made into a paste and molded into various shapes: formerly known as marchpane. [<G <Ital. marzapane, orig. a small box, a dry measure, a weight <Med. L matapanus a Venetian coin stamped with an enthroned Christ <Arabic mauthabān a seated king, a coin <wathaba sit]