Is 'marmalade' English, or is it actually Portuguese?

'Marmalade' is a word borrowed from Portuguese 'marmelada'. The word entered the English language some time around 1676.

marmalade [noun] [circa 1676]

A clear sweetened jelly in which pieces of fruit and fruit rind are suspended

See 'marmalade' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Portuguese.

Etymology: Middle English 'marmelat' quince conserve, Portuguese 'marmelada' from 'marmelo' quince, from Latin 'melimelum' a sweet apple, from Greek 'melimēlon' from 'meli' honey + 'mēlon' apple

See more loan words from 1600s.