OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 22875

marshmallow

/mɑːʃˈmæləʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bombón • carlotina • espumilla • malvavisco • marshmallow • marsmalow • marsmelo • mashmelo • masmalow • masmelo • nubes • sustancia
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.
It was an apple marshmallow sundae, I recollect. I dug my spoon into it with an assumption of gaiety which I was far from feeling.
The Disagreeable Girl is a female of the genus homo persuasion, built around a digestive apparatus that possesses marked marshmallow proclivities.