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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
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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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Word Origin & History

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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