marmalade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɑɹ.mə.leɪd/ (General-American)
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- /ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
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(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.
thick cut marmalade
lime marmalade
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Quince jam.
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(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; […]
2005, Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat who Went Bananas, page 201:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marmalades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
marmalade dropper · marmalize · marmalade tree · marmalader · marmalade box · marmalade plum · marmalady · marmaladey
Hypernyms
Translations (76)
hu narancslekvár (citrus jam) · nl marmelade (citrus jam) · hy մարմելադ (citrus jam) · cmn 橘子果醬 /橘子果酱 (citrus jam) · hi मुरब्बा (citrus jam) · pl marmolada (citrus jam) · km ដំណាប់ (citrus jam) · la marmēlāta (citrus jam) · sk marmeláda (citrus jam) · ar مَرْمَلَاد (citrus jam) · gl marmelada (citrus jam) · ko 마멀레이드 (citrus jam) · nrf marmélade (citrus jam) · grc παλάθη (citrus jam) · lv marmelāde (citrus jam) · eo marmelado (citrus jam) · mi māmarei (citrus jam) · nb syltetøy (citrus jam) · hy ջեմ (citrus jam) · sh marmelada (citrus jam) · pt geleia (citrus jam) · cmn 果子醬 /果子酱 (citrus jam) · sh pekmez (citrus jam) · el μαρμελάδα (citrus jam) · fr confiture (citrus jam) · sh џем (citrus jam) · cy marmalêd (citrus jam) · fa مارمالاد (citrus jam) · da syltetøj (citrus jam) · be джэм (citrus jam) · fr marmelade d'oranges (citrus jam) · fi marmelaati (citrus jam) · de Marmelade (citrus jam) · uk пови́дло (citrus jam) · fi marmelaadi (citrus jam) · bg мармалад (citrus jam) · ka მარმელადი (citrus jam) · id marmelade (citrus jam) · vi mứt cam (citrus jam) · be мармела́д (citrus jam) · sv marmelad (citrus jam) · ga marmaláid (citrus jam) · kk мармелад (citrus jam) · nl jam (citrus jam) · af marmelade (citrus jam) · yue 橙皮占 (citrus jam) · ru джем (citrus jam) · lt marmeladas (citrus jam) · az marmelad (citrus jam) · es mermelada (citrus jam) · sh мармелада (citrus jam) · cs marmeláda (citrus jam) · sh džem (citrus jam) · nb marmelade (citrus jam) · hu marmelád (citrus jam) · ca melmelada (citrus jam) · tr marmelat (citrus jam) · yi מאַרמעלאַד (citrus jam) · it marmellata (citrus jam) · nn syltetøy (citrus jam) · io konfitajo (citrus jam) · sh пекмез (citrus jam) · ru пови́дло (citrus jam) · hu narancsdzsem (citrus jam) · eu marmelada (citrus jam) · cmn 果醬 /果酱 (citrus jam) · et marmelaad (citrus jam) · fi marmeladi (citrus jam) · ja マーマレード (citrus jam) · ru мармела́д (citrus jam) · nl confituur (citrus jam) · fr confiture d'oranges (citrus jam) · sl marmelada (citrus jam) · uk мармеля́да (citrus jam) · ro marmeladă (citrus jam) · uk джем (citrus jam)