Usually means: Soft, sweet, fluffy confectionary treat.
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We found 28 dictionaries that define the word marshmallow:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. marshmallow: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. marshmallow: Merriam-Webster
  3. marshmallow: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. marshmallow: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. marshmallow: Collins English Dictionary
  6. marshmallow: Vocabulary.com
  7. Marshmallow, marshmallow: Wordnik
  8. marshmallow: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. marshmallow: Wiktionary
  10. marshmallow: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. marshmallow: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. marshmallow: Dictionary.com
  13. marshmallow: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. marshmallow: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Marshmallow (Annoying Orange), Marshmallow (band), Marshmallow (disambiguation), Marshmallow: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. marshmallow: Rhymezone
  17. marshmallow: FreeDictionary.org
  18. marshmallow: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. marshmallow: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. marshmallow: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  3. marshmallow: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. A Modern Herbal, 1931, by Mrs. M. Grieve (No longer online)

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Marshmallow (offensive): Racial Slur Database
  2. marshmallow, marshmallow: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  3. marshmallow: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See marshmallowing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
noun:  (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.
noun:  (figuratively) Someone who is soft and benign.
verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To soften (literally or figuratively).

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