preserve
/pɹəˈzɜːv/noun
A sweet fruit spread made by cooking fruit, often with sugar.
Example sentences
- “She spread apricot preserve thickly on her toast.”
- “Grandma's homemade strawberry preserve won a prize at the fair.”
The noun also means a protected area, as in a nature preserve, or someone's exclusive territory: 'once the preserve of the wealthy'.