la
feminine
/meɾmeˈlaða/
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Translation
jam, marmalade
Word origin
From Portuguese marmelada, from marmelo ('quince'), from Latin melimelum, itself from Greek melimelon ('honey apple'). The same source gives English 'marmalade'.
- Origin
- Portuguese
- Root
- marmelada
- English cognates
- marmalade
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmermeladas
Examples
.
I like bread with strawberry jam.
casera .
My grandmother makes homemade jam every summer.
¿ melocotón?
Do you prefer orange marmalade or peach jam?
Untó capa .
She spread a layer of jam on the toast.
tarro .
We bought a jar of jam at the market.
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