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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

jamjelly
1. '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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.marmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruitsmarmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
conserve, conserves, preserves, preserve - fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
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

marmalade

[ˈmɑːməleɪd]
A. Nmermelada f (de naranja amarga or limón)
B. CPD marmalade orange Nnaranja f amarga
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marmalade

[ˈmɑːrməleɪd] nmarmelade f d'oranges
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marmalade

nMarmelade faus Zitrusfrüchten; (orange) marmaladeOrangenmarmelade f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

marmalade

[ˈmɑːməˌleɪd] nmarmellata d'arance
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
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marmalade

n. mermelada, conserva de frutas.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
Ribby put on her shawl and bonnet and went out again with a basket, to the village shop to buy a packet of tea, a pound of lump sugar, and a pot of marmalade.
"And marmalade," said Sir Joseph, striking in at the first opportunity.
"Who will have it first?" asked Will, with his mouth full of marmalade.
Sedley that a muffin and a quantity of orange marmalade spread out in a little cut-glass saucer would be peculiarly agreeable refreshments to Amelia in her most interesting situation.
I remember eating muffins at the time, with marmalade. He led a miserable life (the son, I mean) and died early; it was a happy release on all accounts; he degraded the family very much.
She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled `ORANGE MARMALADE', but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.
"He's such a nut with the telephones," the man by his side explained, helping himself to marmalade. "The General positively can't spare him."
Butteridge's conception of an adequate equipment for a balloon ascent: a hamper which included a game pie, a Roman pie, a cold fowl, tomatoes, lettuce, ham sandwiches, shrimp sandwiches, a large cake, knives and forks and paper plates, self-heating tins of coffee and cocoa, bread, butter, and marmalade, several carefully packed bottles of champagne, bottles of Perrier water, and a big jar of water for washing, a portfolio, maps, and a compass, a rucksack containing a number of conveniences, including curling-tongs and hair-pins,, a cap with ear-flaps, and so forth.
He entered that apartment, and found two gentlemen sitting face to face at a large and easy desk, one of whom was polishing a gun-barrel on his pocket-handkerchief, while the other was spreading marmalade on bread with a paper-knife.
She still screamed and sobbed lustily, kicked her two brothers for offering to touch her, and all their united soothings were ineffectual till Lady Middleton luckily remembering that in a scene of similar distress last week, some apricot marmalade had been successfully applied for a bruised temple, the same remedy was eagerly proposed for this unfortunate scratch, and a slight intermission of screams in the young lady on hearing it, gave them reason to hope that it would not be rejected.-- She was carried out of the room therefore in her mother's arms, in quest of this medicine, and as the two boys chose to follow, though earnestly entreated by their mother to stay behind, the four young ladies were left in a quietness which the room had not known for many hours.
To my delight she never once looked toward the beach, and I maintained the banter with such success all unconsciously she sipped coffee from the china cup, ate fried evaporated potatoes, and spread marmalade on her biscuit.
In short, she is an angel; and I am Try some of that marmalade, Mr.