English noun: jelly |
1. | jelly (food) an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods |
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| Synonyms | gelatin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aspic, calf's-foot jelly, gelatin dessert |
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2. | jelly (food) a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conserve, conserves, preserve, preserves |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | apple jelly, grape jelly |
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3. | jelly (substance) any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly |
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