different between confection vs marmalade

English

Etymology

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), from Latin c?nfecti?nem (nominative c?nfecti?), from confectus, past participle of conficere (“to prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500's.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?f?k??n/

Noun

confection (plural confections)

1. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

   The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.

2. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
3. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.

   The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.

4. (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
5. (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
   • 2007, Susan Sizemore, Primal Desires

     She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it.

6. (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.

Related terms

• confect
• confectionary
• confectionery
• confectioner
• confectioners' sugar

Translations

Verb

confection (third-person singular simple present confections, present participle confectioning, simple past and past participle confectioned)

1. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

French

Etymology

From Old French confeccion, borrowed from Latin c?nfecti?, c?nfecti?nem.

Pronunciation

Noun

confection f (plural confections)

1. making, creation, development, confection

   L'emplacement standard pour la confection d'une fistule A-V est l'avant-bras non-dominant des patients.

   The standard entry point for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula is on a patient's non-dominant forearm.

2. ready-to-wear clothing
3. the ready-to-wear clothing industry

Further reading

• “confection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”), from marmelo (“quince”), from Latin melim?lum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (melím?lon), from ???? (méli, “honey”) + ????? (mêlon, “apple”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??.m?.le?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??.m?.le?d/
• Hyphenation: mar?ma?lade

Noun

marmalade (plural marmalades)

1. 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. [from late 15c.]

Derived terms

• marmaladey
• marmalady

Translations

Verb

marmalade (third-person singular simple present marmalades, present participle marmalading, simple past and past participle marmaladed)

1. (transitive) To spread marmalade on.

Derived terms

• marmalader
• marmalading

Further reading

• marmalade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia