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jellies

jel·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jel-ee]
    • /ˈdʒɛl i/
    • /ˈdʒel.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jel-ee]
    • /ˈdʒɛl i/

Definitions of jellies word

  • noun plural jellies 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. 1
  • noun plural jellies any substance having the consistency of jelly. 1
  • noun plural jellies Chiefly British. a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. 1
  • noun plural jellies a plastic sandal or shoe. 1
  • adjective jellies containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples. 1
  • noun jellies Plural form of jelly. 1
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Origin of jellies

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English gely < Old French gelee frozen jelly < Medieval Latin gelāta frozen, equivalent to Latin gel- freeze + -āta -ate1; cf. gel, cold

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Parts of speech for Jellies

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jellies popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for jellies

noun jellies

  • gelatins — Plural form of gelatin.
  • gels — Plural form of gel.
  • jams — a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: strawberry jam.
  • extracts — Plural form of extract.
  • masses — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.

verb jellies

  • firms — Plural form of firm.
All 6 Synonyms of jellies

Top questions with jellies

  • how to make jellies?

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  • ctenophora

    the phylum comprising the comb jellies.

  • gelatin

    a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.

  • isinglass

    a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, especially the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.

  • jelly

    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.

  • pectin

    a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.

  • rose apple

    any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.
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