jam

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
2. (countable) A difficult situation.
3. (countable) A difficult situation.
4. (countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
5. (common, countable) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
6. (broadly, countable, informal) A song; a track.
7. (broadly, countable) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
8. (countable, slang) That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
9. (countable) A forceful dunk.
10. (countable) A play during which points can be scored.
11. (countable) Any of several manoeuvres requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
12. (Australia, countable, uncountable) The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
13. (UK, countable, slang, uncountable) Luck hence jammy - lucky.
14. (Canada, countable, slang, uncountable) balls, bollocks, courage, machismo
15. (countable, slang, uncountable) Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
16. (countable, slang, uncountable) Something enjoyable; a delightful situation or outcome.

Verb

1. To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
2. To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
3. To render something unable to move.
4. To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
5. To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
6. To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
7. To dunk.
8. To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
9. To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
10. To attempt to score points.
11. (transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
12. (Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
13. (colloquial) To be of high quality.

Concetti

marmellata

calca

ingorgo

bloccare

pasticcio

🥧

confettura

ostruire

incepparsi

bloccarsi

compressione

guaio

marmelata

accalcarsi

ammassarsi

inceppamento

inceppare

ressa

schiacciare

stipare

spappolare

scombussolamento

conserva di frutta

casino

disturbare

impiccio

improvvisare

improvvisazione

incagliarsi

incantarsi

pigia pigia

ingombrare

moltitudine

blocco

scannarsi

imbroglio

intralciare

stiparsi

folla

ostacolare

empire

pestare

sbarrare

sinonimi

cram

crush

jelly

crowd

block

pack

press

preserve

throng

stuff

squeeze

preserves

marmelade

congestion

stick

ram

🐏

fix

obstruct

jamming

occlude

mob

scrape

pile

obturate

marmalade

thrust

impede

confiture

get stuck

electronic jamming

clog

stem

close up

blockade

scrimmage

chock up

squash

pickle

puree

muddle

mush

mess

conserve

block up

crowding

bruise

mire

block off

compress

huddle

Traduzioni

confiture

Marmelade

Konfitüre

jam

mermelada

compota

atasco

μαρμελάδα

reçel

enfoncer

confitura

marmelade

marmelade

Stau

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒæm/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: chammen

In summary

First attested in the early 18th c. as a verb meaning “to press, be pressed, be wedged in”. Compare dialectal jammock (“to press, squeeze, crush into a soft mass, chew food"; also "a soft, pulpy substance”). Perhaps from Middle English chammen, champen ("to bite upon something, gnash the teeth"; whence modern champ, chomp), of uncertain origin; probably originally onomatopoeic.
The "performance" sense is first attested with regards to jazz in 1929, and its origin, though uncertain, is likely metaphorical, "something sweet made by the combination of many things", with influence from jamboree.

Frasi

It contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelized texture .

Contiene marmellata di albicocche e ha una consistenza caramellata spugnosa.