jelly

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

jelly [jelly jellies jellied jellying] BrE [ˈdʒeli] NAmE [ˈdʒeli] (pl. jellies) noun
1. uncountable, countable (BrE) (NAmE 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
2. uncountable a substance like jelly made from ↑gelatin and meat juices, served around meat, fish, etc.
Syn: ↑aspic
•chicken in jelly
3. uncountable, countable a type of jam that does not contain any pieces of fruit
•blackcurrant jelly
compare ↑jam
4. uncountable any thick sticky substance, especially a type of cream used on the skin
see also ↑petroleum jelly, ↑royal jelly
5. (also ˈjelly shoe)countable a light plastic shoe designed for wearing on the beach and in the sea
Idioms: like jelly ▪ ↑turn to jelly
See also: ↑Jell-O™ ▪ ↑jello

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French gelee ‘frost, jelly’, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’, from gelare ‘freeze’, from gelu ‘frost’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gelatin, jellify