marshmallow的词源

英文词源

marshmallow (n.)

Old English mersc-mealwe "kind of mallow plant (Althea officinalis) which grows near salt marshes;" from marsh + mallow. The confection (so called from 1877) originally was made from paste from the roots of this plant. The Greek word for the plant, althaea, is from althein "to heal."

中文词源

marshmallow：棉花软糖

marsh,沼泽，mallow,锦葵。原指一种生长在沼泽的锦葵植物，后用于指用这种植物的根制成的棉花软糖。

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