jam in English: A sweet food made from fruit and sugar, spread on bread; also a crowd of things stuck and unable to move. (noun)

Translation

A sweet food made from fruit and sugar, spread on bread; also a crowd of things stuck and unable to move.

Word origin

Probably from the verb jam, to press tightly, because the fruit is crushed and pressed into jars.

strawberry .

Jam is the sweet fruit spread; Americans call it jelly.

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A traffic jam is a long line of cars that cannot move.

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Jam is uncountable here, so it takes no article.

bread

A common food made from flour and water and baked in an oven.

sweet

Tasting of sugar, like honey or cake, not bitter or salty.

fruit

The sweet part of a plant that holds the seeds and is good to eat.

breakfast

The first meal of the day, which people eat in the morning.

food

Food is anything that people or animals eat to stay alive and grow.

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