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- DictionaryJel·ly/ˈjelē/
noun
- 1. a sweet, clear, semisolid spread or preserve made from fruit juice and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
- 2. jelly shoes.
verb
- 1. set (food) as or in a jelly: "the eels are stewed and jellied"
Jelly definition: a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.. See examples of JELLY used in a sentence.
Definitions of jelly. noun. any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin. see more. noun. a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit. see more. noun. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods.
1. (Cookery) a fruit-flavoured clear dessert set with gelatine. US and Canadian trademark: Jell-o. 2. (Cookery) a preserve made from the juice of fruit boiled with sugar and used as jam. 3. (Cookery) a savoury food preparation set with gelatine or with a strong gelatinous stock and having a soft elastic consistency: calf's-foot jelly. 4.
be/feel like jelly | turn to jelly. (of legs or knees) to feel weak because you are nervous. Definition of jelly noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jelly definition: A soft, semisolid food substance with a resilient consistency, made by the setting of a liquid containing pectin or gelatin or by the addition of gelatin to a liquid, especially such a substance made of fruit juice containing pectin boiled with sugar.
jelly noun [C, U] (FOOD ON BREAD) a sweet food made from fruit that you spread on bread. (Definition of jelly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of jelly. in Chinese (Traditional) 果醬, 果凍, 膠凍，膠狀物… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 果酱, 果冻, 胶冻，胶状物… See more. in Spanish.
May 16, 2024 · 1. a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., esp. fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc. 2. any substance having the consistency of jelly. 3. chiefly Brit.
