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Jelly ˈdʒeli Cream Noun Bre Ice Raspberry Chicken

Word jelly
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈdʒeli / NAmE / ˈdʒeli /
Example
  • jelly and ice cream
  • a raspberry jelly
  • chicken in jelly
  • blackcurrant jelly
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jelly

(noun)BrE / ˈdʒeli / NAmE / ˈdʒeli /
  1. a cold sweet transparent food made from gelatin, sugar and fruit juice, that shakes when it is moved
    • jelly and ice cream
    • a raspberry jelly
  2. a substance like jelly made from gelatin and meat juices, served around meat, fish, etc.
    • synonym aspic
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aspic
    • chicken in jelly
  3. a type of jam that does not contain any pieces of fruit
    • compare jam
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jam_1
    • blackcurrant jelly
  4. any thick sticky substance, especially a type of cream used on the skin
    • see also petroleum jelly
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/petroleum-jelly
  5. a light plastic shoe designed for wearing on the beach and in the sea
  6. to feel weak because you are nervous

    7. Word Origin

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