jam jar

UK/ˈdʒam ˌdʒɑː/

noun

A jar of, or for, jam.

“Empty jam jars are handy for keeping odd bits and pieces in.”

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Meanings

nounjam jar (plural jam jars)

plural jam jars · alternative jam-jar · alternative jamjar

  1. A jar of, or for, jam.

    Empty jam jars are handy for keeping odd bits and pieces in.

  2. CockneyslangA car.

Translations

Danish syltetøjsglas
  • syltetøjsglascontainer for jam
Dutch jampot
  • jampotcontainer for jam
Finnish hillopurkki
  • hillopurkkicontainer for jam
French pot de confiture
  • pot de confiturecontainer for jam
Italian barattolo della marmellata
  • barattolo della marmellatacontainer for jam
Norwegian Bokmål syltetøyglass
  • syltetøyglasscontainer for jam
Swedish syltburk
  • syltburkcontainer for jam
Welsh pot jam
  • pot jamcontainer for jam
Cite this entry
APA

jam jar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20jar

MLA

“jam jar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20jar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jam jar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20jar.

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