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How to pronounce “jelly

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Pronunciation guide for jelly

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of jelly with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Delicious Potential of Rescuing Wasted Foodand making all these peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,
Definition summary
(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

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How to pronounce jelly

The Delicious Potential of Rescuing Wasted Food

and making all these peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “jelly

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
  • (chiefly Canada, US) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.
  • (Caribbean, Jamaica) Clipping of jelly coconut.
  • A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
  • Any substance or object having the consistency of the dessert or preserve.
  • (zoology) A jellyfish.
  • (slang, now rare) A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
  • (US, slang) A large backside, especially a woman's.
  • (colloquial) Clipping of gelignite.
  • (colloquial) A jelly shoe.
  • (colloquial, US) Blood.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To make into jelly.
  • (transitive) To preserve in jelly.
  • To wiggle like jelly. (Can we add an example for this sense? )
  • [Adjective]
  • (slang) Jealous.

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