marbit

A small piece of dehydrated marshmallow, used in breakfast cereals etc.

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 […]...

Origin

Blend of marshmallow + bit.

Forms

marbits

Noun Judaism, uncountable

  1. The accrued interest on a loan.

    Synonyms: tarbit

Noun archaic, uncountable

  1. A kind of bituminous compound for road surfacing.

Origin

Originally a trade name.