jelly in Japanese
jelly in Japanese is ゼリー, ジャム — jelly means a soft, semi-solid food made by setting fruit juice or another liquid with gelatin or pectin, often spread on bread or eaten as a dessert.
jelly in Japanese
ゼリー
Pronounced: zerī
(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
ジャム
Pronounced: jamu
(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
ジャム
Pronounced: jamu
What does "jelly" mean?
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noun A soft, semi-solid food made by setting fruit juice or another liquid with gelatin or pectin, often spread on bread or eaten as a dessert.
"She spread strawberry jelly on her toast."
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verb To set or thicken into a jelly-like consistency.
"Leave the sauce to cool and jelly in the fridge overnight."
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jelly in a sentence
- She spread strawberry jelly on her toast.
- The kids wolfed down bowls of red jelly at the party.
- Leave the sauce to cool and jelly in the fridge overnight.
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What is "jelly" in Japanese?
"jelly" in Japanese is ゼリー, ジャム. jelly means: A soft, semi-solid food made by setting fruit juice or another liquid with gelatin or pectin, often spread on bread or eaten as a dessert.
How do you pronounce ゼリー?
"jelly" in Japanese is ゼリー, pronounced "zerī".
How do you use "jelly" in a sentence?
Example: "She spread strawberry jelly on her toast." In Japanese, "jelly" is ゼリー, ジャム.
Are there other ways to say "jelly" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "jelly": ゼリー, ジャム.
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