jelly

English

/ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/

noun
Definitions
  • (New Zealand) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
  • (North America) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.
  • (Caribbean)
  • A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
  • Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
  • (zoology) A jellyfish.
  • (slang) A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
  • (US) A large backside, especially a woman's.
  • (colloquial)
  • (colloquial) A jelly shoe.
  • (colloquial) Blood.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English jelyf derived from Old French gelee, geler (congeal) derived from Latin gelō, gelāre root from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
☃️ ⛄️ ❄️ 🌊 🌡️ 🌨️ 🌩️ 🏔️ 💧 😅 😓 😰 😷 🥶 🧊

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