The difference between Jelly and Marmalade

When used as nouns, jelly means a dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "" in north america, whereas marmalade means citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. most commonly made with seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit.

When used as verbs, jelly means to wiggle like jelly, whereas marmalade means to spread marmalade on.


Jelly is also adjective with the meaning: jealous.

check bellow for the other definitions of Jelly and Marmalade

  1. Jelly as a noun (New Zealand, Australia, British):

    A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "" in North America.

  2. Jelly as a noun (North America):

    A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.

  3. Jelly as a noun:

    A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

  4. Jelly as a noun:

    Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.

    Examples:

    "calf's-foot jelly"

  5. Jelly as a noun (zoology):

    A jellyfish.

  6. Jelly as a noun (slang, now, rare):

    A pretty girl; a girlfriend.

  7. Jelly as a noun (US, slang):

    A large backside, especially a woman's.

  8. Jelly as a noun (colloquial):

  9. Jelly as a noun (colloquial):

    A jelly shoe.

  10. Jelly as a noun (colloquial, US):

    Blood.

  1. Jelly as a verb:

    To wiggle like jelly.

  2. Jelly as a verb:

    To make jelly.

  1. Jelly as an adjective (slang):

    Jealous.

  1. Marmalade as a noun:

    Citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. Most commonly made with Seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit.

    Examples:

    "lime marmalade'"

    "thick cut marmalade'"

  1. Marmalade as a verb (transitive):

    To spread marmalade on.

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