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JAM/dʒæm/

Jam is a sweet fruit spread for bread or toast. Traffic jam is cars stuck in a line — same spelling, later meaning. Honey is from bees; jam is from cooked fruit. Jelly in British English is the wobbly dessert, not the spread.

Meaning

A sweet food made from fruit, often eaten on bread or toast.

Examples

• “She put jam on her toast.”
• “Raspberry jam is my favourite.”
• “There is jam in the cupboard.”

Good to know

jam on toast. Later: a traffic jam. Contrast: honey / jelly.

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