/mahr"meuh layd', mahr'meuh layd"/ , n.
a jellylike preserve in which small pieces of fruit and fruit rind, as of oranges or lemons, are suspended.
[ 1515-25;
marmelada quince jam, deriv. of marmelo quince melimelum a kind of apple melímelon ( méli honey + mêlon a fruit); see -ADE 1 ]