marmalade

Meaning

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.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, 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.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) quince jam
4. (countable, uncountable) A cat having orange- or ginger-colored fur.

Verb

To spread marmalade on.

Synonyms

jam

jelly

dessert

marmelade

preserve

preserves

blancmange

squish

conserve

Translations

confiture

marmellata

mermelada

Marmelade

marmelade

marmelade

marmelada

melmelada

confettura

geleia

moes

confituur

jam

Konfitüre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd/

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, “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.