# marmalade

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd/ · frequency rank #33,319

## Definitions
1. A kind of jam made with citrus fruit, distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. Most commonly made with Seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit.
2. Quince jam.
3. A cat having orange- or ginger-colored fur.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”), from marmelo (“quince”), from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). A false folk etymology claims that this comes from the French phrase “Marie est malade” (“Mary is ill”), referring to Mary, Queen of Scots, falling ill and being given marmalade to feel better.

## Common misspellings (13)
`amrmalade`, `mamralade`, `maramlade`, `marmaalde`, `marmaladde`, `marmalaed`, `marmaldae`, `marmallade`, `marmlaade`, `marmmalade`, `marrmalade`, `mmarmalade`, `mramalade`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marmalade