geleia

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See also: geléia

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛjɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɐ
  • Hyphenation: ge‧lei‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gelée. Doublet of gelada and geada.

Noun

geleia f (plural geleias)

  1. jelly
  2. jam
  3. (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)

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang) envy
    Synonym: inveja
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

geleia

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

References

  1. ^ “geleia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “geleia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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