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# marmalade

«marmalade» in Mova's school dictionary: **A kind of jam made from oranges or other citrus fruits…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (marmalade, uncountable; marmalades – kinds of marmalade)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A kind of jam made from oranges or other citrus fruits (like lemons or limes), with thin strips of peel in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#m1)

2) (colour) An orange colour, often used for ginger cats: «a marmalade cat». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand life, marmalade on toast is a traditional breakfast. Seville oranges, which are bitter, are used to make it in January. Paddington Bear loves marmalade sandwiches. A «marmalade cat» is an orange or ginger cat. Phrases: «orange marmalade», «marmalade on toast», «a marmalade cat».

### examples

- I had toast and marmalade for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x1)
- Paddington Bear keeps a marmalade sandwich under his hat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x2)
- Gran makes marmalade from Seville oranges every January. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x3)
- Our marmalade cat sleeps on the windowsill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x4)
- Lime marmalade is a bit sour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x5)
- Marmalade has thin strips of peel in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x6)
- Can you pass the marmalade, please? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x7)
- We weighed the sugar and oranges to make marmalade in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/#x8)

### note

Usually uncountable: «some marmalade». In British use «marmalade» means citrus jam only; in many other languages similar words mean any jam – a false friend. Spelling: marm-a-lade. Not a maths word, but recipes use weights and ratios.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «marmalade» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmalade/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.