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[mahr-muh-leyd, mahr-muh-leyd] 
mar⋅ma⋅lade
[mahr-muh-leyd, mahr-muh-leyd] –noun
| a jellylike preserve in which small pieces of fruit and fruit rind, as of oranges or lemons, are suspended. |
Origin:
1515–25; < Pg marmelada quince jam, deriv. of marmelo quince < L melimēlum a kind of apple < Gk melímēlon (méli honey + mêlon a fruit); see -ade 1
1515–25; < Pg marmelada quince jam, deriv. of marmelo quince < L melimēlum a kind of apple < Gk melímēlon (méli honey + mêlon a fruit); see -ade 1
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| mar·ma·lade
(mär'mə-lād') Pronunciation Key
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
marmalade
1480, from M.Fr. marmelade, from Port. marmelada "quince jelly, marmalade," from marmelo "quince," by dissimilation from L. melimelum "sweet apple," originally "fruit of an apple tree grafted onto quince," from Gk. melimelon, from meli "honey" + melon "apple." Extended 17c. to "preserve made from citrus fruit."
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| marmalade | |
noun | |
| a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits |
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Marmalade
Mar"ma*lade\, n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm['e]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. ? a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; ? honey + ? apple. Cf. Mellifluous, Melon.] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. Marmalade tree (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree (Lucuma mammosa) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor.
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