gelee

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See also: Gelee, gelée, and gélée

English

Etymology 1

From the French gelée. Doublet of jelly.

Alternative forms

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

  1. Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
Translations

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

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

Middle English

Noun

gelee

  1. Alternative form of gele

Old French

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Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre. By surface analysis, geler +‎ -ee. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese geada.

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈleːðə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈleːə/, /d͡ʒa-/

Noun

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

  1. cold spell; period of coldness

Descendants

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