 The English word "marmalade" comes from the Portuguese word "marmelada", meaning "quince preparation" (and used to describe quince cheese or quince jam; ""marmelo"" = "quince").Nowadays (in English) "A marmalade is a jellied fruit product which holds suspended within it all or part of the fruit pulp and the sliced peel.It is prepared from pulpy fruits, preferably those that contain pectin.