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   Jel·ly

   /ˈjelē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sweet, clear, semisolid spread or preserve made from fruit juice and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
   • ▪ a clear gelatinous substance made with fruit or other ingredients and eaten with savory foods as a condiment: "roast duck with jalapeño jelly"
   • ▪ a sweet, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. British
   • ▪ a gelatinous savory preparation made by boiling meat and bones.
   • ▪ any substance of a gelatinous consistency: "spermicidal jellies"
   • 2. jelly shoes.

   verb

   • 1. set (food) as or in a jelly: "the eels are stewed and jellied"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French gelee ‘frost, jelly’, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’, from gelare ‘freeze’, from gelu ‘frost’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. jellylike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   What does Jelly mean in English?

   • n., pl. -lies, n. 1. a sweet spread of fruit juice boiled with sugar and sometimes pectin, then cooled to a soft, sticky consistency. 2. any substance having such consistency. 3. Usu., jellies. a pair of transparent plastic sandals or shoes. 4. to make into jelly; bring to the consistency of jelly. 5. to spread with jelly, syrup, or the like.

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   Where does Jelly come from?

   • Outside of North America, jelly is a dessert made from gelatin. Jelly comes from the Old French gelee, "jelly" and also "frost," from the verb geler, "to congeal," with its Latin root gelare, "to freeze."

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   What kind of fruit is jelly?

   • Jelly is a sweet preserved form of fruit that's usually made with sugar. Your favorite breakfast might be buttered toast spread thickly with strawberry jelly. Jelly is the close relative to jam and preserves — jelly is typically more translucent than its fruitier cousins, and is sometimes made with juice rather than whole pieces of fruit.

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   Jelly is a sweet food made from fruit and sugar, or a soft substance that shakes slightly. Learn how to use jelly in different contexts, such as shoes, jellyfish, or petroleum jelly.

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   Jelly is a sweet food made from fruit and sugar, or a soft substance that shakes slightly. Learn how to use jelly in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.

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   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.

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   Jelly is a sweet preserved form of fruit that's usually made with sugar. Your favorite breakfast might be buttered toast spread thickly with strawberry jelly.

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   Jelly is a soft, semisolid food substance made by setting a liquid with pectin or gelatin, or a preserve made from fruit juice. It can also mean a shapeless mass, a limp body part, a jellyfish, or a sandal.

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   Jelly is a cold sweet food made from gelatin, sugar and fruit juice, or a substance like jelly made from gelatin and meat juices. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use jelly in different contexts with examples and synonyms.