marmeláda

See also: marmelada

Czech

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Marmelade and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French marmelade from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”) (from marmelo (“quince”) from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin melimēlum from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarmɛˌlaːda/

Noun

marmeláda f

1. (food): jam

Usage notes

• Although after the Czech Republic's becoming a member of the European Union it is legally required that only marmalade is labelled by the word marmeláda in trade, in common speech the word refers to jam made of any kind of fruit.

Synonyms

• džem