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strawberry jam

strawberry jam

3 1.0
A sweet spread people make from strawberries and sugar to put on bread or pastries
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɔːbəri dʒæm/
translation icon : mermelada de fresa
  • She spread a generous amount of strawberry jam on her toast every morning.
  • homemade strawberry jam
  • jar of strawberry jam
  • make strawberry jam

Examples

  • After warming some good strawberry jam, place some on the base and then top with the tops!

    Blog text (20)

  • I have a Woolworths own-brand jar of strawberry jam in the fridge that was made in Poland.

    Blog text (11)

  • What if I put strawberry jam on it?

    Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)

  • - But you always have strawberry jam.

    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)

  • A little bowl of strawberry jam, too.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • "You know," she said, trying not to spill her coffee, her mouth full of sweet strawberry jam.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • I don't want any strawberry jam.

    Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)

  • The layers were spread with strawberry jam and covered with white icing.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Spreading a piece of toast with butter and a thick layer of strawberry jam, she gave it to him.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Francine's breath smelled like the strawberry jam she'd just spread on her toast.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

jam
vsstrawberry jam
76 1.0

A sweet spread made by boiling crushed fruit with sugar

is usually made from one specific fruit and used on bread or pastries
grape jelly
vsstrawberry jam
  • US
5 1.0

A sweet spread made from grape juice and sugar

is made from whole or crushed fruit not just juice and is less clear
strawberry preserves
vsstrawberry jam
1 1.0

A sweet thick spread made from strawberries and sugar for bread or desserts

is smoother and made from crushed fruit rather than whole pieces
preserves
vsstrawberry jam
2.3

A sweet spread you make by cooking fruit with sugar, often with pieces of fruit left

is a general term for a sweet spread cooked with sugar and fruit

How Sweet

strawberry jam
3 1.0
coulis
  • Specialized
2 7.3

Surface Forms

strawberry jam singular
strawberry jams plural

Morphology

strawberry + jam

The meaning 'a preserve made from strawberries' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'strawberry' and 'jam' with no idiomatic or metaphorical shift. This noun-noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

The name strawberry jam comes from the simple process of cooking strawberries with sugar until they become thick and spreadable. People made this to keep summer fruit for the winter, so today strawberry jam means 'a sweet fruit spread'.