MARMALADE


Meaning of MARMALADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmär-mə-ˌlād ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English marmelat quince conserve, Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo quince, from Latin melimelum, a sweet apple, from Greek melimēlon, from meli honey + mēlon apple — more at mellifluous

Date: circa 1676

: a clear sweetened jelly in which pieces of fruit and fruit rind are suspended

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