זשעלע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from French gelée, possibly via German Gelee, Russian, Ukrainian желе́ (želé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒəˈɫɛ/

Noun

זשעלע • (zhele) m, plural זשעלעען (zheleen)

1. jelly

   Synonyms: גליווער (gliver), גאַלאַרעט (galaret)

2. gel

   Synonym: גליווער (gliver)

Derived terms

• קיזל־זשעלע (kizl-zhele, “silica gel”)
• ספּערמיציד־זשעלע (spermitsid-zhele, “spermicidal jelly”)

See also

• (jello): דזשעלאָ (dzhelo)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “זשעלע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “jelly”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN