marmalade
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mar·ma·lade
(mär′mə-lād′)n.
A clear, jellylike preserve made from the pulp and rind of fruits, especially citrus fruits.
[French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo, quince, alteration of Latin melimēlum, a kind of sweet apple, from Greek melimēlon : meli, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots + mēlon, apple.]
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marmalade
(ˈmɑːməˌleɪd)n
(Cookery) a preserve made by boiling the pulp and rind of citrus fruits, esp oranges, with sugar
adj
(Colours) (of cats) streaked orange or yellow and brown
[C16: via French from Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo quince, from Latin, from Greek melimēlon, from meli honey + mēlon apple]
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mar•ma•lade
(ˈmɑr məˌleɪd, ˌmɑr məˈleɪd)n.
a jellylike preserve containing small pieces of citrus fruit and rind, as of oranges.
[1515–25; < Portuguese marmelada quince jam, derivative of marmelo quince < Latin melimēlum a kind of apple < Greek melímēlon; see -ade1]
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marmalade
jam jelly1. 'marmalade'
Marmalade is a sweet food made from oranges, lemons, limes, or grapefruit. In Britain, people spread it on bread or toast and eat it as part of their breakfast.
I love toast with orange marmalade.
2. 'jam' and 'jelly'
In English marmalade refers only to a food made from oranges, lemons, limes, or grapefruit. Don't use it to refer to a similar food made from other fruits, for example blackberries, strawberries, or apricots. A food like this is called jam in British English, and jam or jelly in American English.
I bought a jar of raspberry jam.
She made us jelly sandwiches.
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Noun | 1. | marmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits orange marmalade - marmalade made from oranges |
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Translations
مُرَبَىمَرْملاد: مُرَبّى قطع الفاكِهَه وقُشورها
marmeládacitrusová zavařenina
marmeladeorangemarmelade
marmeladi
pekmez
dzsemgyümölcsízízlekvárnarancsdzsem
marmelaîi, ávaxtamauk
マーマレード
마멀레이드
marmeladas
ievārījums
marmelada
marmelad
แยมส้ม
mứt cam
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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marmalade
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
marmalade
(ˈmaːməleid) noun a type of jam made from oranges, lemons or grapefruit.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
marmalade
→ مُرَبَى marmeláda marmelade Orangenmarmelade μαρμελάδα mermelada marmeladi marmelade pekmez marmellata di agrumi マーマレード 마멀레이드 marmelade marmelade marmolada marmelada конфитюр marmelad แยมส้ม marmelat mứt cam 果酱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
marmalade
n. mermelada, conserva de frutas.
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