Mär'ma-lāde, n.

n. [Fr. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, Sp. mermelada, It. marmellata, from Pg. marmelo, a quince, from Gr. μελίμηλον, a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince, from μέλι, honey, and μῆλον, apple.] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of any of the firmer fruits, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, &c., boiled with sugar, and usually evaporated so as to take form in a mold.

☞ A confection of the softer fruits, berries, &c., with sugar, in a semifluid or pasty state, is called a jam.