fruitjam

noun
UK /ˈfruːt.dʒæm/
US /ˈfruːt.dʒæm/

Fruitjam is a sweet spread made by cooking fruit with sugar until it is thick.

I put strawberry fruitjam on my toast for breakfast.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A sticky, sweet mixture of crushed fruit used as a filling in cakes and pastries.

The baker filled the doughnuts with raspberry fruitjam.

3. A messy situation that is hard to get out of, like being stuck in something sticky.

After missing the bus and losing his keys, Tom was in a real fruitjam.

4. A gathering where people make and share homemade fruit spreads.

Our village holds a fruitjam every autumn to celebrate the harvest.