marmalade

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo ("quince"), from Latin melimēlum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον, from μέλι ("honey") + μῆλον ("apple").

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmɑɹ.mə.leɪd/

Noun

marmalade

1. A kind of jam made with citrus fruit, distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. Most commonly made with Seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit. [from late 15c.]

   lime marmalade

   thick cut marmalade

   1. Ellipsis of orange marmalade
2. (obsolete) quince jam

Translations

• French: confiture, confiture d'oranges, marmelade d'oranges
• German: Marmelade
• Italian: marmellata
• Portuguese: geleia
• Russian: джем
• Spanish: mermelada

Verb

marmalade (marmalades, present participle marmalading; simple past and past participle marmaladed)

1. (transitive) To spread marmalade on.

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