marshmallow
Portuguese, noun/ˌmaʁ.ʃiˈmɛ.lo(w)/
marshmallow is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “marshmallow (pre-softened confectionery made with sugar, corn syrup, egg whites and gelatin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “doce esponjoso feito de açúcar e gelatina”.
What does marshmallow mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemarshmallow (pre-softened confectionery made with sugar, corn syrup, egg whites and gelatin)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. doce esponjoso feito de açúcar e gelatina
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marshmallow
- marshmallows plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marshmallow?
- Brazil /ˌmaʁ.ʃiˈmɛ.lo(w)/
- Brazil [ˌmah.ʃiˈmɛ.lo(ʊ̯)]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marshmallow
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marshmallow in Portuguese?
marshmallow appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).