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marmalade

mar·ma·lade [ mrmə làyd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
citrus fruit jelly: a clear thick preserve made with citrus fruits, usually containing the shredded rind of the fruit



adjective 
Definition:
 
U.K. with orange fur: describes cats with orange fur or orange fur streaked with yellow or brown

[15th century. Via French marmelade "quince jam" < Portuguese marmelada< marmelo "quince" < Greek melimēlon "honey-apple," a kind of apple grafted onto the quince]
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