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marmalade

/ˈmɑːməˌleɪd/MAHR-muh-layd
/ˈmɑɹməˌleɪd/MAHR-muh-layd

Meaninga quince

Common meaning: a jam made from citrus fruit

Journey through time

  1. Portuguesemarmelada‘marmelade’source
  2. Old Frenchmermelade‘marmalade’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsmarmelade → a jam made from citrus fruitmarmalade‘a jam made from citrus fruit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Portuguese marmelada ‘a quince’.

Roots

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