marmalade
noun
mar·ma·lade
ˈmär-mə-ˌlād 
: a clear sweetened jelly in which pieces of fruit and fruit rind are suspended
Examples of marmalade in a Sentence
a jar of orange marmalade
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Down in the basement, tidy racks held more than 15,000 glass jars: marmalades, pâté made from the meat of black Alpine pigs, and many vinegars—some flavored with white currants, others with spruce shoots or lavender.
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Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The king’s Highgrove estate honey is available for $34, and royalists can stock up on organic house marmalade for $10.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Everyone’s favorite marmalade addict returned in 2025 with a film that was mostly ignored in the U.S. but has been a massive hit in the rest of the world.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Down in the basement, tidy racks held more than 15,000 glass jars: marmalades, pâté made from the meat of black Alpine pigs, and many vinegars—some flavored with white currants, others with spruce shoots or lavender.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marmalade
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“Marmalade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marmalade. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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marmalade
noun
mar·ma·lade
ˈmär-mə-ˌlād
: a clear jelly containing pieces of fruit and fruit rind
orange marmalade
Etymology
from Portuguese marmelada "jelly made from quince," from marmelo "quince," from Latin melimelum "sweet apple," from Greek melimēlon (same meaning), from meli "honey" and mēlon "apple"
Word Origin
Many of us have eaten orange marmalade, but marmalade can be made from any of several fruits. The Portuguese made such a jelly from the quince, a fruit that looks a bit like a yellow apple. The Portuguese word for the quince is marmelo, which is based on the Latin word melimelum, meaning "a sweet apple." The Portuguese called the jelly they made from the quince marmelada. English borrowed this word as marmalade.
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