n.
Pronunciation: ' mär-m ə - ˌ l ā d
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English marmelat quince conserve, Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo quince, from Latin melimelum, a sweet apple, from Greek melim ē lon, from meli honey + m ē lon apple ― more at MELLIFLUOUS
Date: circa 1676
: a clear sweetened jelly in which pieces of fruit and fruit rind are suspended