From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, dish, Biologyjellyjel‧ly /ˈdʒeli/ ●●●S3 noun (plural jellies)1[countable, uncountable] British EnglishDFF a softsweet food made from fruitjuice and gelatinSYN Jell-O American English
raspberry jelly2[countable, uncountable]DFF a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread → jam
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
damson jelly3[uncountable] especially British EnglishDFF a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin4[uncountable]HB a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it
frogs’ eggs floating in a protective jelly5 →feel like/turn to jelly6 →jellies7 →jelliesExamples from the Corpusjelly• He once paid his sister $ 300 to make him a peanutbutter and jellysandwich.• petroleumjelly• Burninglumps of phosphorusjelly were scattered amongst the containers, forming a foreground that was blinding.• The frogs' eggs are in a protectivejelly.• Denver dipped a bit of bread into the jelly.• The jelly was sweet and the ants ate it.• Instead, a trapbaited with jelly and syrup was rigged close to the freshercircumference of tracks.Originjelly(1300-1400)Old Frenchgelee, from geler“to freeze”, from Latingelare
