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Gelee
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gelee gelée gélée
German
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Alternative forms
de Gelée now nonstandard, but still met with
Etymology
18th century, from de fr gelée.
Pronunciation
de /ʒeˈleː/ [ʒeˈleː] [ʒə-]
de De-Gelee.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de eː 2
Noun
n:m,,s
jelly food based on boiled gelatin
Usage notes
Like en jelly mostly used of sweet kinds, while savoury ones are more often called de Aspik or de Gallert. The word de Sülze (southern de Sulz) properly refers to food in aspic, but may also be used loosely for the latter specifically.
Declension
n:m,,s
Derived terms
de Fruchtgelee
Related terms
de gelieren
Further reading