marshmallow
pronunciation
How to pronounce marshmallow in British English:
UK [ˌmɑ:ʃˈmæləʊ]
How to pronounce marshmallow in American English:
US [ˈmɑrʃmeloʊ]
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- Noun:
- spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar
Word Origin
- marshmallow (n.)
- Old English mersc-mealwe "kind of mallow plant (Althea officinalis) which grows near salt marshes;" from marsh + mallow. The confection (so called from 1877) originally was made from paste from the roots of this plant. The Greek word for the plant, althaea, is from althein "to heal."
Example
- 1. 80 That we want a marshmallow book for children .
- 2. We 're elves making love on a big marshmallow .
- 3. The germans try toasted marshmallow while the chinese try german stick bread .
- 4. 61 She ate the inside of the marshmallow .
- 5. You put a marshmallow inside the pingpong ball .