מאַרציפּאַן
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- מאַרצעפּאַן (martsepan)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian marzapane; compare German Marzipan. Alternative form מאַרצעפּאַן (martsepan) derives from Polish marcepan.
Noun[edit]
מאַרציפּאַן • (martsipan) m, plural מאַרציפּאַנעס (martsipanes) or מאַרציפּאַנס (martsipans)
Usage notes[edit]
- מאַרציפּאַנען (martsipanen) may also be used as the plural.
- Note the masculine gender (as also found in German Marzipan in Bavaria and Austria), as opposed to neuter in northern and central Germany.