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gelée

gelée

9.3
A clear sweet jelly made from fruit juice and sugar
  • noun
  • /ʒəˈleɪ/
translation icon : gelatina
  • She learned to make strawberry gelée during her cooking class in Paris.

Examples

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a refreshing lemon gelée served in small glasses.

  • The gelée was a beautiful shade of red.

  • The chef decorated the cake with a shiny layer of raspberry gelée.

  • I made a fresh fruit gelée for dessert.

  • The dessert was topped with a vibrant raspberry gelée that added a sweet and tangy flavor.

  • For breakfast, she spread a layer of peach gelée on her toast for a delicious start to the day.

  • The chef prepared a beautifully presented dish featuring a mango gelée as a refreshing side.

Synonyms

jelly
vsgelée
81 1.0

A sweet clear fruit spread made from fruit juice and sugar

is used mainly as a dessert element rather than as a spread or preserve
Jell-O
vsgelée
46 2.8

A sweet, fruit flavored dessert made from a powder that becomes soft and wobbly

is created by setting boiled fruit juice with sugar rather than powder
jello
vsgelée
  • US
14 1.0

A sweet chilled dessert made from flavored gelatin

is made by cooking fruit juice and sugar rather than using powdered mixes
gelatin
vsgelée
  • US
6 2.2

A sweet or savory jelly made from the clear substance that makes food firm

is a clear sweet product made by boiling fruit juice with sugar
gelatin dessert
vsgelée
  • US
1 2.8

A sweet wobbly dessert made by mixing jelly powder with water or juice

is set by boiling fruit juice with sugar instead of adding a setting agent
apple jelly
vsgelée
1.1

A sweet clear spread made from apple juice for bread or cooking

is the more general clear dessert product made from various fruit juices
crabapple jelly
vsgelée
3.4

A sweet, slightly tart jelly from crabapples for spreading on toast

is sweeter and used mainly as a chilled dessert component rather than a spread

Antonyms

liquid
259 1.0

Flowing and not solid, like water when warm

How Firm

jam
76 1.0
gelée
9.3
jelly
  • UK
39 1.0
syrup
203 1.0

Surface Forms

gelée singular
gelées plural

Etymology

Gelée comes from the French verb geler, which means 'to freeze', and is related to the English word gel. A helpful image is fruit juice and sugar that 'set' into a clear, shiny jelly, so a gelée is a sweet, clear jelly used in desserts.