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Iban
Noun
jelu
- animal
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
jelu (Cyrillic spelling јелу)
- accusative singular of jela
Noun
jelu (Cyrillic spelling јелу)
- dative/locative singular of jelo
Sicilian
- jilu (Gallo-italic of Sicily)
Etymology
From Latin gelū (“frost, chill”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Cognate with Asturian xilu, Catalan gel, Occitan gèu, hielo, Portuguese gelo, Italian gelo, Leonese xielu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.lu/, (standard)
- Hyphenation: jè‧lu
Noun
jelu m (plural jeli)
- intense cold
- frost
- cold weather
- icy water
- coldness (lack of enthusiasm etc.)
- (cooking) glaze, icing, frosting
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