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jelly

Syllabification: (jel·ly)
Pronunciation: /ˈjelē/

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Definition of jelly

noun (plural jellies)

  • a sweet, clear, semisolid, somewhat elastic spread or preserve made from fruit juice and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
  • used figuratively and in similes to refer to sensations of fear or strong emotion:her legs felt like jelly
  • a condiment with a consistency similar to fruit jelly:roast duck with jalapeño jelly
  • a gelatinous savory preparation made by boiling meat and bones.
  • any substance of a gelatinous consistency:spermicidal jellies frogs lay eggs coated in jelly
  • chiefly British a sweet, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert.
  • (jellies) jelly shoes.

verb (jellies, jellied)

[with object] (usually as adjective jellied)
  • set (food) as or in a jelly:jellied cranberry sauce jellied eels

Derivatives

jellification

Pronunciation: /ˌjeləfiˈkāSHən/

noun

jellify

Pronunciation: /ˈjeləˌfī/

verb

jellylike

Pronunciation: /-ˌlīk/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French gelée 'frost, jelly', from Latin gelata 'frozen', from gelare 'freeze', from gelu 'frost'

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Definition of jelly in the British & World English dictionary

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