זשעלע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from French gelée, possibly via German Gelee, Russian, Ukrainian желе́ (želé).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒəˈɫɛ/

Noun

זשעלע • (zhele) m, plural זשעלעען (zheleen)

  1. jelly
    Synonyms: גליווער (gliver), גאַלאַרעט (galaret)
  2. gel
    Synonym: גליווער (gliver)

Derived terms
  • קיזל־זשעלע (kizl-zhele, “silica gel”)
  • ספּערמיציד־זשעלע (spermitsid-zhele, “spermicidal jelly”)

See also

References
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “זשעלע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “jelly”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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