Etymology

Two possible theories:

• From Old SpanishCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish#MAZAPAN [Term?]Category:Old Spanish term requests#MAZAPÁN, from Andalusian ArabicCategory:Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic#MAZAPAN بسمة, from Ancient GreekCategory:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek#MAZAPAN παξαμάδιον (paxamádion, “cookie”), with influence from masa (“mass”) and pan (“bread”).
• From ItalianCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Italian#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish terms derived from Italian#MAZAPAN marzapane, thought to be derived from ArabicCategory:Spanish terms derived from Arabic#MAZAPAN مَرْطَبَان (marṭabān, “spice box”), from Martaban (မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.)), a Burmese port known for its spice exports, with influence from ItalianCategory:Spanish terms derived from Italian#MAZAPAN pane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maθaˈpan/ [ma.θaˈpãn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#MAZAPAN
• IPA^(key): /masaˈpan/ [ma.saˈpãn] (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#MAZAPAN
• Rhymes: -anCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/an#MAZAPANCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/an/3 syllables#MAZAPAN
• Syllabification: ma‧za‧pán

Noun

mazapán m (plural mazapanes)Category:Spanish lemmas#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish nouns#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish countable nouns#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MAZAPANCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#MAZAPANCategory:Pages with entries#MAZAPÁNCategory:Pages with 1 entry#MAZAPÁN

1. marzipan (confection made with almond paste, or another nut such as peanut)

Further reading

• “mazapán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025