geleia

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See also: geléia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

geléia (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈlɛj.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈlɛj.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈle.ɐ/

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)

Synonyms

compota
doce

Derived terms

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

geleiar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

geleia

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

References

^ “geleia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
^ “geleia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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