noun · Food & Drink

jelly

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The meaning (definition) of the word jelly

a soft, wobbly sweet food made from fruit juice

The word jelly used in a sentence

“The jelly wobbled on my plate.”

How the word jelly is said around the world

Frenchgelée (zhuh-LAY)
Spanishgelatina (kheh-lah-TEE-nah)
Mandarin果冻 (gwaw dohng)
Hindiजेली (JAY-lee)
Arabicجيلي (JEE-lee)
Russianжеле (zheh-LYE)
Portuguese (EU)gelatina (zhuh-luh-TEE-nuh)
Portuguese (BR)gelatina (zheh-lah-CHEE-nah)
Japaneseゼリー (zeh-REE)
GermanWackelpudding (VAHK-el-puud-ing)
Urduجیلی (JEE-lee)
Punjabiਜੈਲੀ (JEL-ee)
Korean젤리 (JEL-lee)
Hebrewג׳לי (JEH-lee)
Greekζελέ (zeh-LEH)
Dutchgelei (khu-LAY)
Tagaloggulaman (goo-LAH-mahn)
Vietnamesethạch (tek)
Turkishjöle (zhuh-LEH)
Persianژله (zheh-LEH)
Polishgalaretka (gah-lah-RET-kah)
Ukrainianжеле (zheh-LEH)
Bengaliজেলি (JAY-lee)
Swedishgelé (sheh-LAY)
Italiangelatina (jeh-lah-TEE-nah)

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