"marshmallow" meaning in English

See marshmallow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɑːʃˈmæləʊ/ [UK], /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/ [US], /ˈmɑɹʃˌmæl.oʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-marshmallow.ogg Forms: marshmallows [plural]
Rhymes: -æləʊ Etymology: From Old English mersċmealwe, corresponding to marsh + mallow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|mersċmealwe}} Old English mersċmealwe, {{compound|en|marsh|mallow}} marsh + mallow Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} marshmallow (countable and uncountable, plural marshmallows)
  1. Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Mallow subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-marshmallow-en-noun-0LfUaChD Disambiguation of Mallow subfamily plants: 43 48 4 5
  2. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): People, Sweets Categories (lifeform): Mallow subfamily plants Translations (confectionery): malvalekker (Afrikaans), marshmallow (Afrikaans), خِطْمِيّ (ḵiṭmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), մարշմելոու (maršmelou) (Armenian), pasta de malví [feminine] (Catalan), 棉花糖 (alt: min⁴ faa¹ tong⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 軟糖 (Chinese Mandarin), 软糖 (ruǎntáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 果醬軟糖 (Chinese Mandarin), 果酱软糖 (guǒjiàng ruǎntáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 棉花糖 (miánhuā táng) (Chinese Mandarin), skumfidus [neuter] (Danish), marshmallow [common-gender] (Danish), marshmallow [masculine] (Dutch), marŝmalo (Esperanto), skúmgæti [neuter] (Faroese), vaahtokarkki (Finnish), guimauve [feminine] (French), marshmallow [masculine] (French), chamallow [masculine] (French), Mäusespeck [masculine] (German), Marshmallow [neuter] (German), מרשמלו (Hebrew), mályvacukor (Hungarian), pillecukor (Hungarian), sykurpúði [masculine] (Icelandic), marshmallow (Italian), toffoletta [feminine] (Italian), cotone dolce [masculine] (Italian), マシュマロ (mashumaro) (Japanese), 마시멜로 (masimello) (Korean), pasta hibisci (Latin), māngohe (Maori), मार्शमेलो (mārśamelo) [masculine] (Marathi), marshmallow [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), مارشمالو (mâršmâlo) (Persian), پفنبات (pof-nabât) (Persian), pianka [feminine] (Polish), marshmallow [masculine] (Portuguese), maxemelo [masculine] (Portuguese), merengue [masculine] (Portuguese), bezea [feminine] (Romanian), nalbă [feminine] (Romanian), маршмэ́ллоу (maršmɛ́llou) [neuter] (Russian), Malve (Saterland Frisian), malvavisco [masculine] (Spanish), carlotina [Venezuela, feminine] (Spanish), marsmelo [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), sustancia [Chile, feminine] (Spanish), bombón [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), espumilla [feminine] (Spanish), nubes [feminine, plural] (Spanish), marshmallow [Cuba, El-Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto-Rico, US, masculine] (Spanish), marsmalow [El-Salvador, masculine] (Spanish), mashmelo [El-Salvador, Guatemala, masculine] (Spanish), masmalow [Honduras, masculine] (Spanish), masmelo [Bolivia, Colombia, Costa-Rica, Ecuador, El-Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, masculine] (Spanish), marshmallow (Swedish), มาร์ชแมลโลว์ (máach-mɛn-lôo) (Thai), שניי־קישעלע (shney-kishele) [neuter] (Yiddish), מאַרשמאַלאָו (marshmalou) (Yiddish), מאַרשמעלאָו (marshmelou) (Yiddish)
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  3. (figuratively) Someone who is soft and benign. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-marshmallow-en-noun-2ww6svkE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marsh mallow, marsh-mallow Derived forms: marshmallow creme, marshmallow fluff

Verb

IPA: /mɑːʃˈmæləʊ/ [UK], /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/ [US], /ˈmɑɹʃˌmæl.oʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-marshmallow.ogg Forms: marshmallows [present, singular, third-person], marshmallowing [participle, present], marshmallowed [participle, past], marshmallowed [past]
Rhymes: -æləʊ Etymology: From Old English mersċmealwe, corresponding to marsh + mallow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|mersċmealwe}} Old English mersċmealwe, {{compound|en|marsh|mallow}} marsh + mallow Head templates: {{en-verb}} marshmallow (third-person singular simple present marshmallows, present participle marshmallowing, simple past and past participle marshmallowed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To soften (literally or figuratively). Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-marshmallow-en-verb-7bGt1Y2B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marsh mallow, marsh-mallow

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "wikipedia": [
    "en:marshmallow"
  ],
  "word": "marshmallow"
}

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