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jellyroll

jellyroll

1 2.7
A thin sponge cake spread with jam and rolled into a cylinder
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛliˌroʊl/
  • US
translation icon : rollo de mermelada
  • ...that he's the jam in my jellyroll.
  • jellyroll pan
  • 10-inch jellyroll

Examples

  • To make a delicious dessert, spread raspberry jelly on a thin sheet of sponge cake and roll it up into a jellyroll.

  • Delores says you're "the jam in her jellyroll".

    Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

  • Get your jellyrolls out of Spike's way... ...unless you want cleat marks up your fat back.

    Little Giants (1994)

  • The neighborhood children picked it up and teased her by calling her Jelly-Belly, Jellyroll, Jellybean, and just about everything else you could imagine.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The chef demonstrated how to create a beautiful jellyroll by carefully rolling the cake with layers of creamy filling.

  • After baking the sponge cake in a jellyroll pan, she spread the sweet filling and rolled it tightly.

Synonyms

jelly roll
vsjellyroll
  • US
1 3.5

A thin sponge cake spread with jam and rolled into a spiral

is the identical name but written as a single word
Swiss roll
vsjellyroll
2.6

A thin sponge cake spread with jam or cream and shaped into a tube

uses jelly filling specifically rather than jam or cream

Surface Forms

jellyroll singular
jellyrolls plural

Morphology

jellyroll = jelly + roll (transparent) = jelly + roll

The compound directly names a rolled cake made with jelly, so a learner knowing 'jelly' and 'roll' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word jellyroll comes from the parts jelly ('fruit spread') and roll ('something rolled up'), so the name simply describes a thin sponge cake spread with jelly and rolled into a cylinder.