JELLY
What does "JELLY" mean?
A soft, wobbly food made by setting a sweet or savoury liquid into a gel.
Meanings
- A clear fruit preserve or a sweet wobbling dessert set with gelatine (British 'jelly', US 'Jell-O'). The kids cheered when the green jelly arrived on a plate.
- In American usage, a clear spread made from strained fruit juice, distinct from jam. He spread peanut butter and grape jelly on the bread.
- Any substance with a soft, gelatinous, quivering consistency. After the climb her legs had turned to jelly. figurative
Word origin
From Old French 'gelee' ('frost, jelly'), from Latin 'gelare' ('to freeze, congeal') - the same root as 'gel' and 'gelatin'.
Remember it
JELLY shares its 'gel' root with 'gelatin' and 'congeal' - all about liquid that decides to set.
A little poem
It keeps the bowl's shape
long after the bowl is gone-
a memory of cold.
haiku
Wordplay
- Two slices of bread fell for the same fruit. It was a real jam - and there was always jelly between them.
What it teaches
What holds a shape isn't always solid; some structures are just liquid that learned to stay still.
Quick facts
What does JELLY mean?
A soft, wobbly food made by setting a sweet or savoury liquid into a gel.
Is JELLY a valid word?
Yes — JELLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is JELLY?
JELLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does JELLY come from?
From Old French 'gelee' ('frost, jelly'), from Latin 'gelare' ('to freeze, congeal') - the same root as 'gel' and 'gelatin'.
What can JELLY teach us?
What holds a shape isn't always solid; some structures are just liquid that learned to stay still.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.