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- Dictionaryjelly/ˈdʒɛli/
noun
- 1. a fruit-flavoured dessert made by warming and then cooling a liquid containing gelatin or a similar setting agent in a mould or dish so that it sets into a semi-solid, somewhat elastic mass: British "a bowl of jelly and custard"
- 2. a small sweet made with gelatin: "a box of fruit jellies"
verb
- 1. set (food) as or in a jelly: "the eels are stewed and jellied"
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The meaning of JELLY is a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin; especially : a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit. How to use jelly in a sentence.
a soft, sweet, usually brightly coloured food made from sugar, gelatine, and fruit flavours, that shakes slightly when it is moved: I've made a strawberry jelly for the children's tea. jelly and ice cream. Edith64/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. [ U ] any soft, slightly wet substance that shakes slightly when it is moved:
a soft, sweet, usually brightly colored food made from sugar, gelatin, and fruit flavors, that shakes slightly when it is moved: I've made a strawberry jelly for the children's tea. jelly and ice cream. Edith64/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. [ U ] any soft, slightly wet substance that shakes slightly when it is moved:
Jelly definition: 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.. See examples of JELLY used in a sentence.
Jelly is a sweet preserved form of fruit that's usually made with sugar. Your favorite breakfast might be buttered toast spread thickly with strawberry jelly.
Jelly definition: A soft, semisolid food substance with a resilient consistency, made by the setting of a liquid containing pectin or gelatin or by the addition of gelatin to a liquid, especially such a substance made of fruit juice containing pectin boiled with sugar.
1. (Cookery) a fruit-flavoured clear dessert set with gelatine. US and Canadian trademark: Jell-o. 2. (Cookery) a preserve made from the juice of fruit boiled with sugar and used as jam. 3. (Cookery) a savoury food preparation set with gelatine or with a strong gelatinous stock and having a soft elastic consistency: calf's-foot jelly. 4.
Definition of jelly noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jelly is a transparent, usually coloured food that is eaten as a dessert. It is made from gelatine, fruit juice, and sugar. [British]
JELLY definition: 1. a soft but solid sweet food that shakes when you move it: 2. a sweet food made from fruit that…. Learn more.
