πηκτή — meaning in English

English meaning

• aspic noun A savoury jelly made from meat or fish stock.
• jelly 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.

Senses

πηκτή is used for these senses in English:

• aspic A meat or fish jelly.
• jelly A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

aspic — full definition

1. noun A savoury jelly made from meat or fish stock.
2. noun A cold dish in which pieces of food are set inside a clear savoury jelly.
3. noun (old use) A small poisonous snake found in Egypt.
4. noun (historical) A small cannon that fired a two-pound cannonball.

jelly — full definition

1. 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.
2. verb To set or thicken into a jelly-like consistency.

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