gelee
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the French gelée. Doublet of jelly.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
gelee (plural gelees)
- Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
Translations[edit]
any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes
Etymology 2[edit]
From the Yoruba word gele for a woman's headwrap.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
gelee (plural gelees)
- A traditional form of West African headwrap worn by women.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
gelee
- Alternative form of gele
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre. By surface analysis, geler + -ee. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese geada.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gelee oblique singular, f (oblique plural gelees, nominative singular gelee, nominative plural gelees)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- gelee on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “gĕlāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 86
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