jelly
noun /ˈdʒeli/
/ˈdʒeli/
(plural jellies)
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] (British English) (North American English jello, Jell-O™ [uncountable])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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lemon
- raspberry
- strawberry
- …
- eat
- have
- make
- …
- set
- jiggle
- wiggle
- …
- mould/mold
- in jelly
- [uncountable] a substance like jelly made from gelatin and meat juices, served around meat, fish, etc. synonym aspic
- chicken in jelly
- [uncountable, countable] a type of jam that does not contain any pieces of fruit
- blackcurrant jelly
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- currant
- grape
- strawberry
- …
- make
- spread
- doughnut
- roll
- sandwich
- …
- [uncountable] any thick sticky substance, especially a type of cream used on the skin see also KY jelly™, petroleum jelly, royal jelly
- (also jelly shoe)[countable] a light plastic shoe designed for wearing on the beach and in the sea
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gelee ‘frost, jelly’, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’, from gelare ‘freeze’, from gelu ‘frost’.
Idioms
be/feel like jelly | turn to jelly
- (of legs or knees) to feel weak because you are nervous