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In German it's Mäusespeck = Mouse Bacon

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

There isn’t a word for it.

[–] lupec@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Just marshmallow in Brazilian Portuguese. Natives tend to pronounce it closer to something more like mah-she-mello, in my experience.

[–] gnzl@nc.gnzl.cl 8 points 1 year ago

Malvavisco in Spanish as others mentioned, but in Chile we also call some varieties "guagüitas" (little babies) for some reason

[–] jaanus20@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Vahukomm in estonian

Foam candy

[–] Hanabie@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Ataraxia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Mashumaro? I guess that works.

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[–] decripter37@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I Italian they are just "marshmallows", but interesting enough, in the Ghostbuster film Italian's dub it was translated with "gnocchi di lichene".

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[–] itsgallus@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

marshmallow or just shmalo

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[–] KrimsonBun@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Esponjitas in spanish (Little sponges)

Some people also call them Nubes (clouds)

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[–] DavLemmyHav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

chamallo in french sometimes. otherwise marshmallow

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In Mexican Spanish they're known as "bombones".

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