n., pl. -lies.

1. 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.
2. Something, such as a petroleum ointment, having the consistency of a soft, semisolid food substance.
3. A shapeless, pulpy mass: The hero's laser zapped the monster, turning it to jelly.
4. Something, such as a body part, that has suddenly become limp or enervated: Her knees turned to jelly when she learned she won first prize.
5. A jellyfish.

v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

v.tr.

To cause to have the consistency of jelly.

v.intr.

To acquire the consistency of jelly. See synonyms at coagulate.

[Middle English gelee, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *gelāta, from Latin, feminine past participle of gelāre, to freeze.]

1. Clear jam made from strained fruit juice by boiling with sugar. Also used in this sense in north America to mean any jam.

2. Table jelly is a dessert made from gelatine, sweetened and flavoured; known in north America as jello; patented in New York by Peter Cooper (1842) as a coloured fruit flavoured gelatine powder for desserts; Jell-O first marketed by Pearl B. Wait of LeRoy, NY, in 1897.

3. Aspic is a savoury jelly made from gelatinous stock.

1. A clear, bright mixture made from fruit juice, sugar and sometimes pectin. The texture is tender but will be firm enough to hold its shape when turned out of its container. Jelly is used as a bread spread and as a filling for some cakes and cookies. 2. In Britain, jelly is the term used for gelatin dessert. See also conserve jam; preserves.

verb

To change or be changed from a liquid into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass: clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, gelatinize, jell, set¹. See solid/liquid/consistency.

A soft, coherent, resilient substance; generally, a colloidal semisolid mass.

• cardiac j. — a gelatinous substance present between the endothelium and myocardium of the embryonic heart that transforms into the connective tissue of the endocardium.
• Wharton's j. — the soft, jelly-like intracellular substance of the umbilical cord.

Quantity	Energy (calories)	Carbs (grams)	Protein (grams)	Cholesterol (milligrams)	Weight (grams)	Fat (grams)	Saturated Fat (grams)
1 pkt	40	10	0	0	14	0	0
1 tbsp	50	13	0	0	18	0	0

IN BRIEF: Fruit syrup that has been boiled to become very thick.

From the harvest the couple used the apricots to make jam to be used for breakfast.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - gelé, geléagtig substans, grød, sky
v. tr. - blive gele
v. intr. - lave gelé af, lade stivne til gelé, lægge i gelé

idioms:

• jelly bean    flæsk, en slags konfekt
• jelly roll    roulade

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelei, jam, gelatinedynamiet, (laten) stollen, in gelei aanmaken

Français (French)
n. - (gén) gelée, (US) confiture, plastic
v. tr. - faire prendre en gelée
v. intr. - épaissir (de la gelée), prendre

idioms:

• jelly bean    bonbon à la gelée
• jelly roll    (US, Culin) gâteau roulé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gelee, gallertartige Masse, Marmelade
v. - gelieren

idioms:

• jelly bean    Geleebonbon
• jelly roll    Biskuitrolle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζελέ(ς), πηχτή
v. - πήζω, ζελατινοποιώ/-ούμαι

idioms:

• jelly bean    κουφέτο
• jelly roll    (ΗΠΑ) κυλινδρικό κέικ με μαρμελάδα

Italiano (Italian)
gelatina, gel

idioms:

• jelly bean    caramellina
• jelly roll    torta a rotolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gelatina (f)
v. - coagular, gelatinizar

idioms:

• jelly bean    tipo de jujuba (f)
• jelly roll    rocambole (m)

Русский (Russian)
желе, бесформенная масса, состояние страха или нерешительности, превращать в желе, застывать

idioms:

• jelly bean    мармелад-горошек, дорогуша
• jelly roll    рулет с вареньем, бабник

Español (Spanish)
n. - gelatina, gel, jalea, sustancia gelatinosa
v. tr. - convertir en jalea o gelatina, cuajar, solidificar
v. intr. - convertirse en jalea o gelatina, cuajarse, solidificarse

idioms:

• jelly bean    caramelo de goma, alfeñique
• jelly roll    bizcocho enrollado con relleno de jalea, brazo gitano, pioquinto, pionono

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gelé
v. - stelna till gelé, göra gelé av, koka in i gelé

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
果冻, 胶状物, 果冻甜食, 使结冻, 使成胶状, 在...上加胶冻物, 冻结, 成胶状, 凝结

idioms:

• jelly bean    一种胶质软糖, 优柔寡断的人
• jelly roll    果冻卷, 果酱卷心蛋糕

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 果凍, 膠狀物, 果凍甜食
v. tr. - 使結凍, 使成膠狀, 在...上加膠凍物
v. intr. - 凍結, 成膠狀, 凝結

idioms:

• jelly bean    一種膠質軟糖, 優柔寡斷的人
• jelly roll    果凍捲, 果醬捲心蛋糕

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 젤리 , 피임약, 젤리 모양의 것, 우유부단, 여자 친구
v. tr. - 젤리 모양으로 하다
v. intr. - 젤리 모양으로 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゼリー, ゼリー状のもの, ジャム
v. - ゼリー状にする, ゼリー状になる, ゼリーになる

idioms:

• jelly bean    ゼリービーン
• jelly roll    ゼリーロール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هلام, جيلي (فعل) جمد, جعله هلاميا, تجمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיקפא, קריש, ריבה‬
v. tr. - ‮הקריש‬
v. intr. - ‮הקריש‬

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Lubricating Jelly	petroleum jelly
Jelly Belly	royal jelly