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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛjɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɐ
- Hyphenation: ge‧lei‧a
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French gelée.[1][2] Doublet of gelada and geada.
Noun
geleia f (plural geleias)
- jelly
- jam
- (Brazil, colloquial) jelly (any substance or object having the consistency of jelly)
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Etymology 2
Semantic loan from English jelly, a 4chan slang for jealous.
Noun
geleia f (plural geleias)
- (Brazil, Internet slang) envy
- Synonym: inveja
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
geleia
- inflection of geleiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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