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marmalade

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14
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17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd/
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/ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd/ · /ˈmɑɹ.mə.leɪd/

Definition of marmalade

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.
    “lime marmalade”
    “thick cut marmalade”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.
    “lime marmalade”
    “thick cut marmalade”
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Quince jam.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A cat having orange- or ginger-colored fur.
    “We breed our marmalades for a modern taste. Gingers can be tiger-striped, splotched, or all one shade in a choice of spicy colors; […]”

verb

  1. (transitive)To spread marmalade on.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”), from marmelo (“quince”), from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon,…

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Borrowed from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”), from marmelo (“quince”), from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). A false folk etymology claims that this comes from the French phrase “Marie est malade” (“Mary is ill”), referring to Mary, Queen of Scots, falling ill and being given marmalade to feel better.

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