jalea

See also: jaleá

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒa.le̯a/

Noun

jalea f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of jale

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlea/ [xaˈle.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: ja‧le‧a

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gel-

Latin gelū

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin gelō

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Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin -āta

Early Medieval Latin gelāta

Old French gelee

French geléebor.

Spanish jalea

Borrowed from French gelée.

Noun

jalea f (plural jaleas)

1. jelly, gelatine (substance)

   Synonym: gelatina

2. jelly, jello (dessert)

Derived terms

• jalea real

Descendants

• → Tagalog: halaya

Etymology 2

Verb

jalea

1. inflection of jalear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “jalea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025