Definition
A thick, sweet spread made from fruit, especially citrus fruits like oranges, that you eat on bread.
Etymology
From Portuguese 'marmelada,' derived from 'marmelo' (quince fruit), which comes from Greek 'melimélon' (honey apple). The word traveled from Portugal to England in the 1600s when trade increased.
Kelly Says
Marmalade was originally made from quinces in Portugal and was considered a luxury confection so valuable that it was served as medicine and a delicacy to royalty—the spread we eat on toast today is a descendant of a wealthy person's medicinal food.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মার্মেল্যাড
mar-mel-yaad
CACatalà
Melmelada
me-le-me-la-da
CSČeština
Marmeláda
mar-mel-a-da
DADansk
Marmelade
mar-me-la-de
DEDeutsch
Marmelade
mar-me-la-de
ELΕλληνικά
Μαρμελάδα
mar-me-la-da
ESEspañol
Mermelada
mer-me-la-da
FAفارسی
مارمالاد
mar-ma-laad
FISuomi
Marmeladi
mar-me-la-di
FRFrançais
Confiture d'agrumes
kon-fy-toor ah-groom
HAHA
Marmalade
mar-me-la-de
HEעברית
מארmelada
mar-me-la-da
HIहिन्दी
मैमलैड
maim-la-id
HUMagyar
Marmelad
mar-me-lad
IDBahasa Indonesia
Selai
se-lai
IGIG
Marmalade
mar-me-la-de
ITItaliano
Marmellata
mar-mel-la-ta
KMKM
ម៉ារម៉េឡាត
ma-ram-me-la-at
MRMR
मार्मेलॅड
mar-me-laad
MSBahasa Melayu
Marmelad
mar-me-lad
MYမြန်မာ
မာမလဲဒ
ma-ma-le-da
NLNederlands
Marmelade
mar-me-la-de
NONorsk
Marmelade
mar-me-la-de
PAPA
ਮਾਰਮੇਲਾਡ
mar-me-laad
PLPolski
Marmelada
mar-me-la-da
PTPortuguês
Marmelada
mar-me-la-da
RORomână
Marmeladă
mar-me-la-da
RUРусский
Марамелад
mara-me-lad
SVSvenska
Marmelad
mar-me-lad
SWKiswahili
Marmalade
mar-me-la-de
TAதமிழ்
மார்கெலேட்
ma-ar-ke-la-et
TEతెలుగు
మర్మెలాడ్
mar-me-lad
THไทย
มาร์μεลเลด
maar-me-led
TRTürkçe
Marmelat
mar-me-lat
UKУкраїнська
Мармелад
mar-me-lad
URاردو
مارملےڈ
mar-me-laad
YOYO
Marmalade
mar-me-la-de
ZUZU
Marmalade
mar-me-la-de