Marbit
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small piece of dehydrated marshmallow, used in breakfast cereals etc.
"[…] cereal bits in Lucky Charms. The original marbit was a multi-colored rainbow, but it was not long before new shapes and colors were born. Pink hearts, purple horseshoes, blue moons, and of course, green clovers […]"
- 2 A kind of bituminous compound for road surfacing. archaic, uncountable
- 3 The accrued interest on a loan. Judaism, uncountable
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More examples"[…] cereal bits in Lucky Charms. The original marbit was a multi-colored rainbow, but it was not long before new shapes and colors were born. Pink hearts, purple horseshoes, blue moons, and of course, green clovers […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Blend of marshmallow + bit.
Etymology 2
Originally a trade name.
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