gelee

See also Gelee, and gelée

English

Etymology 1

From the French gelée.

Alternative forms

• gelée

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

1. Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.

Translations

any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes

• Finnish: hyytelö (fi), hyydyke (fi)
• German: Gelee (de) n

• Turkish: jöle (tr), pelte (tr)

Etymology 2

From the Yoruba word gele for a woman's headwrap.

Alternative forms

• gele

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

1. A traditional form of West African headwrap worn by women.

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Old French

Noun

gelee f (oblique plural gelees, nominative singular gelee, nominative plural gelees)

1. cold spell; period of coldness

Descendants

• English: jelly
• French: gelée