jelly roll

jel·ly roll

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jel-ee rohl]
- /ˈdʒɛl i roʊl/
- /ˈdʒeli rəʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jel-ee rohl]
- /ˈdʒɛl i roʊl/

Definitions of jelly roll words

noun jelly roll a thin, rectangular layer of sponge cake, spread with fruit jelly and rolled up. 1
noun jelly roll Slang: Vulgar. the vagina. sexual intercourse. 1
noun jelly roll rolled cake filled with jam 1
variable noun jelly roll Jelly roll is a cylindrical cake made from a thin, flat cake which is covered with jam or cream on one side, then rolled up. 0
noun jelly roll Alternative spelling of jellyroll. 0

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Origin of jelly roll

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Jelly roll

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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jelly roll popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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