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单词 marmalade
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marmalade

[ mahr-muh-leyd, mahr-muh-leyd ]
/ ˈmɑr məˌleɪd, ˌmɑr məˈleɪd /
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noun

a jellylike preserve in which small pieces of fruit and fruit rind, as of oranges or lemons, are suspended.

Origin of marmalade

1515–25; <Portuguese marmelada quince jam, derivative of marmelo quince <Latin melimēlum a kind of apple <Greek melímēlon (méli honey + mêlon a fruit); see -ade1

Words nearby marmalade

marlite, Marlon, Marlovian, Marlowe, marlstone, marmalade, marmalade box, marmalade bush, marmalade plum, marmalade tree, marmalize
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British Dictionary definitions for marmalade

marmalade
/ (ˈmɑːməˌleɪd) /

noun

a preserve made by boiling the pulp and rind of citrus fruits, esp oranges, with sugar

adjective

(of cats) streaked orange or yellow and brown

Word Origin for marmalade

C16: via French from Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo quince, from Latin, from Greek melimēlon, from meli honey + mēlon apple
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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