strawberry preserves

1 1.0

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

noun
/ˈstrɔːbɛri prɪˈzɜrvz/

: conserva de fresa

Dozens of jars of strawberry preserves, neatly labeled and stacked, filled the pantry shelves.
a jar of strawberry preserves
a cup of strawberry preserves

Examples

And then this is like a little strawberry preserve thing that I made.
I made an apple compote with some Honeycrisps from the refrigerator, then added some strawberry preserves to it.

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Daisy buttered her biscuit and added a dollop of strawberry preserves before taking a bite.
To make the dip, combine cream cheese with a jar of strawberry preserves and mix until smooth.

Synonyms

jelly

vsstrawberry preserves

81 1.0

A sweet clear fruit spread made from fruit juice and sugar

keeps whole fruit pieces and a thicker non clear consistency

jam

vsstrawberry preserves

76 1.0

A sweet spread made by boiling crushed fruit with sugar

uses whole fruit cooked until thick rather than crushed fruit

spread

vsstrawberry preserves

12 1.1

A soft food used on bread, like butter or jam

is specifically made from whole fruit cooked with sugar until thick for bread topping

preserve

vsstrawberry preserves

10 2.6

A sweet fruit spread you make by cooking fruit with sugar

focuses on whole fruit pieces and a thicker chunkier texture

grape jelly

vsstrawberry preserves

5 1.0

A sweet spread made from grape juice and sugar

uses whole fruit pieces and thicker texture rather than clear gel

strawberry jam

vsstrawberry preserves

3 1.0

A sweet spread people make from strawberries and sugar to put on bread or pastries

focuses on whole fruit cooked until thick rather than just softened fruit

preserves

vsstrawberry preserves

2.3

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

uses whole fruit cooked until thick rather than liquid or clear gel

How Chunky

strawberry preserves

1 1.0

strawberry jam

3 1.0

Surface Forms

strawberry preserves singular

strawberry preserves plural

Morphology

strawberry + preserves

The meaning is directly compositional: 'strawberry' (the fruit) combined with 'preserves' (fruit cooked with sugar as a spread) yields a sweet spread made from strawberries. This is a regular noun + noun/compound pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The compound strawberry preserves comes from the old way of keeping fruit: people cooked strawberries with sugar and put them in jars as preserves for winter. So today it means a sweet spread of whole strawberries used on bread and desserts.