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marshmallow

[mahrsh-mel-oh, -mal-oh]

noun

  1. a sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.

  2. a similar confection, usually soft and spongy, made from gum arabic or gelatin, sugar, corn syrup, and flavoring.



marshmallow

/ ˌɑːʃˈæəʊ /

noun

  1. a sweet of a spongy texture containing gum arabic or gelatine, sugar, etc

  2. a sweetened paste or confection made from the root of the marsh mallow

“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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Other Word Forms

  • marshmallowy adjective
  • ˌˈǷɲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marshmallow1

First recorded in 1905–10; marsh mallow
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Example Sentences

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The final task involved residents building the tallest tower using spaghetti and marshmallows.

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Charities have warned of a growing trade in wild animals across Scotland after a monkey was discovered in a bird cage in East Lothian with a marshmallow addiction.

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"That’s when mayonnaise, Jell-O and marshmallows all start showing up together. It’s a very brief period, but an unusual one."

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The chocolate-covered marshmallow treats had apparently been all the rage prior to this - being eaten by crewmen as they flew nuclear bombers on long training sorties at the height of the Cold War.

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But there is one little thing: Okra, like marshmallow root and aloe vera, is mucilaginous, meaning it can get slimy when sliced and cooked.

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When To Use

is the Marshmallow Test?

The Marshmallow Test is a famous psychological test performed on young children in the 1960s linking delayed gratification (a treat right now … or two later?) to success later in life.A 2018 replication notably concluded, though, that socioeconomic background significantly influenced the ability of children to delay their gratification. So the test was biased.

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