- [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
See jelly in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee jelly in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe/feel like jelly | turn to jelly
- (of legs or knees) to feel weak because you are nervous
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