marshmallow

marshmallow

Dolcetto morbido e leggero, spesso bianco, che si mangia da solo o si aggiunge alle bevande.

In inglese semplice: A soft, light sweet, often white, that people eat alone or add to drinks.

• Would you like a marshmallow?
• We toasted marshmallows over the fire.
• She put a marshmallow in my hot chocolate.

Espressioni comuni: toasted marshmallow, marshmallow cream, roast a marshmallow

tenerone

Persona molto dolce e buona che fatica a essere severa.

In inglese semplice: A very gentle, kind person who finds it hard to be strict.

• Dad is a marshmallow at heart.
• He looks tough, but he is really a marshmallow.
• Those strict teachers become marshmallows around their grandchildren.

Sinonimi: softie

Espressioni comuni: total marshmallow, big marshmallow, really a marshmallow

altea

Pianta dai fiori chiari che cresce in terreni umidi e le cui radici sono usate come rimedio medicinale.

In inglese semplice: A plant with pale flowers that grows in wet ground and has roots used in medicine.

• Marshmallow grows in wet soil.
• The gardener planted marshmallow beside the pond.
• Dried marshmallow roots were stored in glass jars.

Sinonimi: marsh mallow

Espressioni comuni: marshmallow root, marshmallow plant, marshmallow flowers